[Info-vax] VT220 emulator on iPad

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2016-02-23 19:28:59 +0000, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply said:

> In article <nag042$cej$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman
> <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes:
> 
>> That reply assumes that the app uses the iOS system keyboards, and that 
>> you know how to switch among the system keyboards.
>> 
>> If the app is not using the selected iOS system keyboards, then check 
>> with the app vendor for how to manage and customize the keyboards.
> 
> I think this is the key.  Probably the iPad defaults to a German 
> keyboard if the language is German.  I'll see if I can change just the 
> layout and/or see if it changes if I change the language.

I usually have multiple keyboards live.  You can easily rotate through 
whichever keyboards are enabled, when any keyboard is visible.

> It would be nice if the iPad could have an on-screen LK411 layout or,  
> even better, allow a real LK411 to be connected to it.  :-)

Custom on-screen keyboards are fully supported, and external Bluetooth 
keyboards can and do work.

https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/Keyboard.html 

http://www.appcoda.com/custom-keyboard-tutorial/
http://www.appdesignvault.com/ios-8-custom-keyboard-extension/

No Bluetooth-based LK-layout keyboards are available, nor likely.


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