A virtual keyboard for CustomTkinter, making it easy to enter text on a Raspberry Pi with a touch display.
Project description
CTkKeyboard
A virtual keyboard for CustomTkinter, making it easy to enter text on a Raspberry Pi with a touch display.
Features
- QWERTZ and QWERTY Layouts: Supports both QWERTZ and QWERTY keyboard layouts for different user preferences.
- Enhanced Focus: Ensures improved focus with a dedicated entry for better text input.
- Touch-Friendly: Designed specifically for touch displays, perfect for Raspberry Pi projects.
- Special keys: Ensure easy entry of numbers and special characters.
- Open Source: Free to use and modify.
Installation
pip install CTkKeyboard
Example
import customtkinter as ctk
from CTk_Keyboard import keyboard
#Setup Ctk window
app = ctk.CTk()
app.title("CTkKeyboard_example")
ctk.set_appearance_mode("Dark")
ctk.set_default_color_theme("blue")
screen_width = app.winfo_screenwidth()
screen_height = app.winfo_screenheight()
#configure window size
window_width = screen_width // 2
window_height = screen_height // 2
app.geometry(f"{window_width}x{window_height}+{screen_width//4}+{screen_height//4}")
#Create entry to bind keyboard
entry = ctk.CTkEntry(app, placeholder_text="Entry",justify="center", font=("Arial", 32, "bold"))
entry.grid(row=3, column=3, padx=10, pady=10, sticky="nsew")
#Bind Keyboard on FocusIn event
entry.bind("<FocusIn>", lambda e: keyboard(app,entry,"qwerty"))
app.mainloop()
Options
Option | Description |
---|---|
Master | CustomTkinter main window |
Widget | Entry widget to bind keyboard |
Layout | Layout to choose "QWERTZ" or "QWERTY" |
Usage
To use CTkKeyboard in your project, follow these steps:
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Bind the Keyboard: Bind the keyboard to the entry widget, and it should appear automatically when the entry widget is focused.
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Run your code: Execute your code.
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Focus entry: Tap into the entry and the Keyboard will appear.
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Type your text: Type the word you want to insert. If you need to input special characters, press the "func" button.
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Confirm entry: Hit the "ok" button to confirm the entry, and the keyboard should disappear.
Preview
Qwerty Upper-Case
Qwerty Lower-case
Special Keys
Credits
Note: Parts of the code in this example are from CustomTkinter
If you find my code helpful and would like to support me, feel free to buy me a Ko-fi. However, if you don't want to, that's okay too!
I'm always open to feedback to improve this project further!
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