Features

BlueFletch Keyboard is a configurable replacement for the device's default keyboard.

Overview

The BlueFletch Keyboard serves as a customizable alternative to the default keyboard on the device. It offers configuration options that allow users to modify keyboard layouts, disable key previews, and select their preferred feedback mechanism when pressing keys. This flexibility provides a personalized typing experience to suit individual preferences and requirements.

User Guide

The default keyboard layout is chosen with the boolean settings "bigButtonText" and "alphanumeric". Below are examples of the different keyboard settings.

Standard Layout

To get the standard keyboard, use the following settings:

"bigButtonText": false,
"alphanumeric": false

Example

Alphanumeric Layout

To get the alphanumeric keyboard, use the following settings:

"bigButtonText": false,
"alphanumeric": true

Example

Big Button Layout

To get the big button keyboard, use the following settings:

"bigButtonText": true,
"alphanumeric": false

If both "bigButtonText" and "alphanumeric" are set to true, the keyboard will default to big button layout.

Example

Toggling Layouts

The layout can be switched in-use between standard ("Qwerty"), alphanumeric, and big button if toggling layouts are allowed in the configuration. Upon clicking the Toggle Keyboard button, the user will be prompted to select one of the three layouts.

To allow at all times, use this setting:

"allowToggle": true

To allow only while there is a user logged in to the device, use this setting:

"toggleLoggedIn": true

Example

Key Preview

Key previews allow the user to see which key has been pressed while typing. This setting is adjusted by the "keyPreview" boolean value in the config file. In the picture below, "keyPreview" is set to true, and 'j' is pressed.

Example

Feedback

The feedback on the press of a key is customizable and is adjusted with the "hapticFeedback" setting in the config file. It has the following settings:

For devices on Android 11, Touch vibration must be turned on in order to use the “hapticFeedback” feature of the keyboard. This setting can be found in the device's Sound settings.

Sound and Vibration

The device makes a click sound and vibrates on keypress. This is the default setting.

"hapticFeedback": "hapticClick"

Sound Only

The device makes a click sound on key press.

"hapticFeedback": "click"

Vibration Only

The device vibrates on key press.

"hapticFeedback": "haptic"

No Feedback

The devices does not give any feedback on key press.

"hapticFeedback": "none"

If there is a typo in the String variable, there will be no feedback.