Overview
iOS keyboards use many gestures. For instance, keys can be pressed, released and dragged, space can be long pressed to move the cursor, shift can be double tapped to toggle caps-lock, etc.
These gestures can be complicated to manage, but KeyboardKit provides you with handy views and extensions, and handles most gestures with the KeyboardActionHandler.
Gestures Functionality
KeyboardKit has a Gestures namespace with gesture-related types. For instance, a GestureButton can be used to apply many gestures to a single button.
The Gestures namespace has a KeyboardGesture enum that defines various keyboard gestures, like .press, .release, .doubleTap, .longPress, etc.
These gestures are used quite a bit within the library, to trigger KeyboardActions in various ways.
You can use the keyboardButtonGestures view modifier to add keyboard-specific gestures to a view:
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.keyboardButtonGestures(for: .emoji("😀"), ...)
This will make the view behave like a keyboard button and trigger custom gesture-based actions. It is automatically applied by views like SystemKeyboard.
Documentation
The information on this page has been shortened to be easier to overview. For more information about this feature, code samples, etc. please see the online documentation.
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Essentials
KeyboardKit provides essential features, utilities & views.
Actions
KeyboardKit makes it easy to trigger keyboard-related actions
Autocomplete
KeyboardKit can perform autocomplete.
Callouts
KeyboardKit can show input & secondary action callouts.
Colors
KeyboardKit defines keyboard-specific colors.
Device Utilities
KeyboardKit has device-specific utilities.
Emojis
KeyboardKit defines emojis, categories, skin tones, etc.
Feedback
KeyboardKit can trigger audio & haptic feedback.
Gestures
KeyboardKit has a customizable keyboard gesture engine.
Images
KeyboardKit defines keyboard-specific images.
Layout
KeyboardKit has customizable input sets & keyboard layouts.
Localization
KeyboardKit supports 60+ locales and languages.
Navigation
KeyboardKit lets you open urls and apps from the keyboard.
Previews
KeyboardKit has rich SwiftUI preview support.
Proxy Utilities
KeyboardKit makes your text document proxy do a LOT more.
Settings
KeyboardKit has tools for in-app settings & System Settings.
Status
KeyboardKit detects if a keyboard is enabled, has full access, etc.
Styling
KeyboardKit lets you style your keyboards to great extent.
Text Routing
KeyboardKit kan route text to other places.
Pro Features
Essentials
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks system keyboard and theme previews.
Actions
KeyboardKit Pro auto-registers the most recently used emojis.
AI Support
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks features that are needed for AI.
App
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks app-specific screens & views.
Autocomplete
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks on-device & remote autocomplete.
Callouts
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks localized callouts for all locales.
Dictation
KeyboardKit Pro can perform dictation from the keyboard.
Emojis
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks an emoji keyboard with skintone support.
External Keyboards
KeyboardKit Pro can detect if an external keyboard is connected.
Feedback
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks tools for toogling feedback on & off.
Layout
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks localized layouts for all locales.
Localization
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks support for 60+ locales.
Previews
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks system keyboard and theme previews.
Proxy Utilities
KeyboardKit Pro makes the proxy able to read the full document.
Text Input
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks tools to let you type within the keyboard
Themes
KeyboardKit Pro unlocks a theme engine & many standard themes.