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Run android keyboard

anthony20 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:56:57 +0000

Good afternoon,

I'm designing an android app and do not know how I can use the virtual keyboard.

Is there a way to call android keyboard while the application is running? or Should I create a keyboard on my own?

Thanks in advance

Anthony20

P5 any? object here?

wjsandbe — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:16:02 +0000

I don't necessarily need code help, I need help working out the logic. I have made a keyboard that is triggered via mouseClicked. Each key of the keyboard is visualized by a rectangle. When a rectangle is clicked the corresponding letter is drawn. The problem is I can't figure out how to have the letters move over if there is already a letter present. For example if I click the a, the letter "a" shows up on my screen, if I go ahead and click the "s" key next the letter "s" will appear on the screen, but it will be drawn directly on top of the previous letter drawn, the "a". I am wondering how do I code the drawing so that it recognizes when a letter is already drawn and then moves the next letter over?

    var v1 = 0;
    var v2 = 0; 
    var lp = 0;
    var mod = 0;
    var colourq = 200;
    var wcolour = 200;


    function setup() {
      createCanvas(600, 600);

    function draw() {
      background(0);
    lp = width/12 * 5 + (mod * 5)


    if(v1 > 0){
        fill(255);
    text("q", lp, height/12 * 4);
    }
    if(v2 > 0){
        fill(255);
    text("w", lp, height/12 * 4);
    }

    function mouseClicked(){
      if (mouseX < width/12 * 10 && mouseY > height - height/32 * 3){
      mod++;
    }

      if (mouseX > 0 && mouseY > height - height/32 * 3 && mouseX < 0 + width/12 && mouseY < (height - height/32 * 3) + height/32 && colourq != 100){
     v1 = 1;
     colourq = 100;}

     else { colourq = 200;}

       if (mouseX > width/12 && mouseY > height - height/32 * 3 && mouseX < width/12 * 2 && mouseY < (height - height/32 * 3) + height/32 && wcolour != 100){
     v2 = 1;
    wcolour = 100;}
else { wcolour = 200;}
    }

How to work in andoid with controlP5? Make bigger labels and use keyboard?

JonSh — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:38:11 +0000

Hi! I have some trouble working with controlP5 and android. I have some scrollable lists and their "head" or "label" size is small. I have make bigger letters but background size is still small. Also how to show keyboard when a textfield is clicked/touched? And third question is, how to make a part of the field scrollable? Something like a menu or small scrollable window?

Virtual keyboard in Java mode for touchscreen

deano — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:29:38 +0000

Hi there guys,

I'm in the default Java mode. Am using Control P5 for text fields eg: User input for Email address. I can do this via any keyboard (hardware).

However, for a touch screen based app, I would need to provide the user with a virtual Keyboard. Is there a library for this or am I better off creating my own keyboard with key press events? (a bit more time consuming).

Please point me in the right direction. In my searches, I seem to be finding solutions only for android mode on the forums. This will run in Windows 7 64 bit on a PC. Thanks!

Cheers,

Deano