Thread: TOHKBD rev2
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#453
Originally Posted by bennypr0fane View Post
Originally Posted by nodevel View Post
I think this is quite an important question: Is there really no way the virtual keyboard can be hidden with tohkbd open?


I can't believe people talk about what the back looks like, but don't care, that there's going to be virtual keyboard always visible, covering 1/3 of the screen in landscape... When you close the keyboard, the full virtual keyboard is not going to pop up, but you will need to hold the space key and switch the layout. And you will need to do this again when you open the keyboard, to switch to the stripped down keyboard version. Unless I'm mistaken...?
Exactly my thoughts.
What toggles the vkb (while cursor is in a text field) should be the hw action of opening/closing TOHKBD.

Dirk, can you confirm:
1.) in current OS version (Uitukka), the vkb can never be completely hidden? Otherwise, why don't you do that?
2.) 3rd party/community can't make the vkb go away completely, only Jolla can? Just saw that that known issue is in Tahkalampi!
May already gone in Uitukka? Anyone using it already? Haven't seen it in the changelog...
I have to disagree with you guys here

The physical look & feel of the device is of huge importance, it means a lot what the backside looks like or what the typing feel is, how sturdy the thing feels in your hand.

The stuff you describe above is software, it can be changed easily afterwards to suit all the needs of the user. No need to worry about that.