You can configure the on-screen software keyboard to appear or disappear automatically when an input box is selected or deselected (e. g. Firefox or screenlock).
Showing Automatically
With the following setting, a software keyboard will be shown automatically when an input box is focused.
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In the Setup, go to Registry > userinterface > softkeyboard > autoshow (parameter:
userinterface.softkeyboard.autoshow). -
Enable Automatically show on-screen keyboard when text field is selected.
Hiding Automatically
With the following setting, the software keyboard will be hidden automatically when an input box is not focused anymore.
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In the Setup, go to Registry > userinterface > softkeyboard > autohide (parameter:
userinterface.softkeyboard.autohide) -
Enable Automatically hide on-screen keyboard when text field is deselected.
If there are any problems, e. g. the keyboard does not hide automatically, you have to disable Automatically hide on-screen keyboard when text field is deselected and make sure that the following Setup parameters have been enabled:
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Accessories > On-Screen Keyboard > Autostart
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Accessories > On-Screen Keyboard > Restart