Qt virtual keyboard for Qt application running on Linux host

Question

I am working on a Qt application on my host Linux system, and want to know as to how I can get the virtual keyboard plugin installed on my machine.

I am using the Qt 5.5.1 runtime with Qt Creator 3.6.1 on Kubuntu 16.04 LTS. I have not been able to track down the virtual keyboard plugin, which I understand is available for Qt5, in any Qt5 installation directory on my Linux filesystem.

However, based on my research online, I have come to the understanding that other folks have used the Qt virtual keyboard on Linux but, I still don't know how to get the plugin.

Please advise. Thanks in advance!

Subbu

Answer 1

• Run Qt Maintenance tool (you can find it in your Qt directory .../Qt/MaintenanceTool).
• Install virtual keyboard

• Test it in example Qt Quick Virtual Keyboard - Basic Example

If I recall correctly one needs to add a plugin in .pro file to enable Virtual Keyboard.

static {
    QTPLUGIN += qtvirtualkeyboardplugin
}