keyboardlayouts.json

This file defines the layout of the various on-screen keyboards available and by default includes: "Default", "NoNumbers" and "Mobile". This is the default full keyboard:

The settings in this file for this keyboard are:

{
    "Name": "Default",
    "BaseLayout": [
      "{escape} {f1} {f2} {f3} {f4} {f5} {f6} {f7} {f8} {f9} {f10} {f11} {f12}",
      "` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - = {backspace}",
      "{tab} q w e r t y u i o p [ ] \\",
      "{capslock} a s d f g h j k l ; ' {enter}",
      "{shiftleft} z x c v b n m , . / {shiftright}",
      "{controlleft} {altleft} {metaleft} {space} {metaright} {altright} {controlright}"
    ],
    "ShiftBaseLayout": [
      "{escape} {f1} {f2} {f3} {f4} {f5} {f6} {f7} {f8} {f9} {f10} {f11} {f12}",
      "~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + {backspace}",
      "{tab} Q W E R T Y U I O P { } |",
      "{capslock} A S D F G H J K L : \" {enter}",
      "{shiftleft} Z X C V B N M < > ? {shiftright}",
      "{controlleft} {altleft} {metaleft} {space} {metaright} {altright} {controlright}"
    ],
    "ControlPadLayout": [
      "{prtscr} {scrolllock} {pause}",
      "{insert} {home} {pageup}",
      "{delete} {end} {pagedown}"
    ],
    "ArrowsLayout": [
      "{arrowup}",
      "{arrowleft} {arrowdown} {arrowright}"
    ],
    "NumPadLayout": [
      "{numlock} {num/} {num*}",
      "{num7} {num8} {num9}",
      "{num4} {num5} {num6}",
      "{num1} {num2} {num3}",
      "{num0} {num.}"
    ],
    "NumPadEndLayout": [
      "{num-}",
      "{num+}",
      "{numenter}"
    ],
    "Display": {
      "{escape}": "Esc",
      "{tab}": "Tab",
      "{backspace}": "Backspace",
      "{enter}": "Enter",
      "{capslock}": "Caps Lock",
      "{shiftleft}": "Shift",
      "{shiftright}": "Shift",
      "{controlleft}": "Ctrl",
      "{controlright}": "Ctrl",
      "{altleft}": "Alt",
      "{altright}": "Alt",
      "{metaleft}": "CMD",
      "{metaright}": "CMD",
      "{f1}": "F1",
      "{f2}": "F2",
      "{f3}": "F3",
      "{f4}": "F4",
      "{f5}": "F5",
      "{f6}": "F6",
      "{f7}": "F7",
      "{f8}": "F8",
      "{f9}": "F9",
      "{f10}": "F10",
      "{f11}": "F11",
      "{f12}": "F12",
      "{prtscr}": "PrtSn",
      "{scrolllock}": "ScrLk",
      "{pause}": "Pause",
      "{insert}": "Ins",
      "{home}": "Home",
      "{pageup}": "PgUp",
      "{delete}": "Del",
      "{end}": "End",
      "{pagedown}": "PgDn",
      "{numlock}": "Lock",
      "{num/}": "/",
      "{num*}": "*",
      "{num7}": "7",
      "{num8}": "8",
      "{num9}": "9",
      "{num4}": "4",
      "{num5}": "5",
      "{num6}": "6",
      "{num1}": "1",
      "{num2}": "2",
      "{num3}": "3",
      "{num0}": "0",
      "{num.}": ".",
      "{numenter}": "Enter",
      "{num-}": "-",
      "{num+}": "+"
    }
  },

In the "BaseLayout" it should be noted that the keyboard definition is an array or keyboard rows. In those rows key may be identified as {escape} or {f1} where the actual key is defined in the ' "Display": { ' section or the keys are natural ... q w e r t y u i o p [ ] \",

Any key in the layout that is in {}s must be defined in the "Display" list.

The smaller keyboards available in a default install are as follows. This is the normal keyboard without numbers:

This is the minimal keyboard for mobile devices:

The main - BaseLayout for this keyboard is:

 {
    "Name": "Mobile",
    "BaseLayout": [
      "q w e r t y u i o p",
      "a s d f g h j k l",
      "{tab} z x c v b n m"
    ],