WPF VirtualKeyboard Overview

VirtualKeyboard is a visual keyboard component rendered on the screen that mimics keyboard interactions without a phyisical device.

Get started with the control with its Getting Started help article that shows how to use it in a basic scenario.

Key Features

• Native key input—The keyboard device is not focusable and each button click sends a native key down action that is passed to the currently focused element. This means that no special code for binding the keyboard component with the input element is required.

• Customizeable layouts—The buttons layout can be customized by implementing custom key layout factory class or by loading an .xml file with a special format.

• Language culture support—You can assign a specific culture that will be applied to the letter keys or you can enable the automatic synchronization with the current OS input language.

• Sound— The keyboard supports a clicking sound that is played on button press. The sound can be disabled or replaced with a custom one.

• Customizeable buttons—The visualization of each button can be customized with DataTemplates.

Check out the demos application at demos.telerik.com.

Telerik UI for WPF Support and Learning Resources

• Telerik UI for WPF VirtualKeyboard Homepage
• Get Started with the Telerik UI for WPF VirtualKeyboard
• Telerik UI for WPF API Reference
• Getting Started with Telerik UI for WPF Components
• Telerik UI for WPF Virtual Classroom (Training Courses for Registered Users)
• Telerik UI for WPF VirtualKeyboard Forums
• Telerik UI for WPF Knowledge Base

See Also

• Getting Started
• Visual Structure
• Keys Layout
• Customize Keys