QuickBoard
This page allows the user to configure the Datalogic QuickBoard, a customizable on-screen virtual keyboard, or Input Method Editor (IME), for Datalogic mobile devices.
Preview
The QuickBoard configuration page begins with the built-in layouts of QuickBoard. The currently selected layout is displayed on a device to help visualize how it will appear when open on a device's screen. Buttons can be highlighted and edited by clicking them and using the Button tab. Additionally, buttons can be navigated through key presses of Tab and Shift + Tab, and removed with the Delete key press.
Move Button
Buttons can be dragged & dropped to change their position within the layout.
Input Type Controls
A layout's rows and buttons stay consistent between input types, but individual buttons can have their behavior specialized per input type. It is possible to view the behavior of a layout between different input types by selecting one of the listed input types to the left of the device. Please refer to the input type override section on how to add additional input types.
The 'default' option is the behavior of the button if the IME receives an input type the button is not specialized for. Additionally, input type specialization for specific input types can be removed for an entire layout by clicking on the 'X' icon.
Choose Layout
The user may change the displayed layout by clicking on the layout dropdown menu. If a layout is a built-in layout, it will have a 'default' badge associated with the layout in the dropdown menu. If a built-in layout has been modified by the user, a 'modified' badge will appear instead.
Add Layout
At the bottom of the layout dropdown, there is an 'add layout' button, which allows the user to add an additional layout to the keyboard. When the button is clicked, a modal window is launched where the user can provide the layout a name and select from a list of built-in layouts as a starting point for the new layout.
Row Centering Margin
The user may center the buttons by toggling the row centering margin controls. Buttons need to be at least 10% of the screen width (20% for telephone buttons). Therefore, row centering margin must adhere to the following formula:
Global
The global tab consists of settings which are related to the entire keyboard and affects every layout.
Keyboard Name
This is the user friendly name of the keyboard.
General
Toolbar
When enabled, the toolbar will appear above the keyboard layouts. The toolbar includes two buttons:
- Scan button: Display the scan button layout.
- Settings button: Display QuickBoard settings.
Haptic Feedback
When enabled, the device will vibrate when a key is pressed.
Keyboard Height
The overall height of the keyboard in dp.
Keyboard Colors
A number of the colors of the keyboard can be customized. They are set with six hexadecimal digits, that can be set with the individual color pickers.
Normal Button Color
The color of the regular buttons of the keyboard.
Highlight Button Color
The color of special buttons - Tab, Shift, Enter, Backspace, Action, & Switch.
Background Color
The background color of the keyboard.