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The following code snippet demonstrates how to use getLayoutName() and setLayout().FreePiano is highly customizable, you can custom the function when a key is pressed or released, you can also define the labels showing on a key. SetLayout(layout) changes the keyboard layout for this keyboard instance, where layout is a layout code in the form of. GetLayoutName(layout) returns a string containing the name of the active layout in its native language, where layout is a layout code in the form of. Return the language of the active keyboard layout

GetLayout() has no arguments and returns the active layout for the keyboard object in the form of. The following sample shows you how to create a new keyboard instance targeted to textarea id='t1' in the body: var kbd = new ( If you don't supply the optional array, the same keyboard instance applies to any input box or text area on your page. textfieldIds is an optional array containing strings of text field IDs or element references allowing you to attach the keyboard to the UI.Note: The API throws an exception if you supply an invalid value for the layouts array. See the LayoutCode enum for a complete list of supported scripts. layouts is an array of keyboard layouts to preload, specified in the form of the LayoutCode enum (for example, .RUSSIAN).Keyboard(layouts, textfieldIds) creates a new Virtual Keyboard instance, where: Unless otherwise noted, all of the methods described below inherit from the base class. Using this API requires an asynchronous call to a server, so you need a callback to exchange the data.

The following sections demonstrate how to incorporate the Google Virtual Keyboard API into your web page or application. Please use the API discussion group to report such issues. For the most part, these fixes should remain transparent to you, but we may inadvertently break some API clients.

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The Google API team will also periodically update the API with recent bug fixes and performance enhancements without requiring a version update. Take note of any required code changes when this occurs, and update your URLs to the new version when they are compliant. When we do a significant update to the API, we will increase the version number and post a notice on the API discussion group. You can find out more about google.load in the Google Loader developer's guide.

package specifies the specific elements package you wish to load, in this case Virtual Keyboard.

version is the version number of the module you wish to load (in this case, 1).

module calls the specific API module you wish to use on your page (in this case, elements).

Next, load the Virtual Keyboard API with google.load(module, version, package), where: To begin using the Virtual Keyboard API, include the following script in the header of your web page. Getting Started Loading the JavaScript API This documentation is intended for developers who wish to add Google Virtual Keyboard functionality to their pages or applications. The Virtual Keyboard API supports Firefox 1.5+, IE6+, Safari, Opera 9+, and Chrome. This document describes how to use the functions and properties specific to the Virtual Keyboard API. You can use this guide to enable Virtual Keyboard on your webpage or application. This developer's guide provides a basic model for using the Google Virtual Keyboard API, along with granular explanations of the API's configurable JavaScript components.

Allowing multi-lingual users to rapidly switch between different character sets and/or alphabets.

Providing a more accessible on-screen keyboard allowing disabled users to type with mouse clicks.

Allowing users to type their own languages on foreign keyboards, such as when they are traveling abroad, living in a country where their language is not official, and so forth.What is a virtual keyboard? A virtual keyboard is an on-screen interface used to transition from one keyboard layout to another. This keyboard allows users to type in any language using the keyboard layouts familiar to that language. With the Virtual Keyboard API, you can enable an onscreen keyboard on any text field or text area on your webpage. Returning the language of the active keyboard layout.

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