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Hi,

AFAIK, simplest way to do this is to create extremely small EditField as suggested in the topic below:

https://developer.tizen.org/forums/web-application-development/virtual-device-keyboard-api

“I use Tizen::Ui::Controls::EditField with very small Tizen::Graphics::Rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1) on Construct() and then ShowKeypad()/HideKeypad() when required.”

Right. This class allows to display the keypad without EditField. But as far as I understand it covers all the screen with its own edit field. Am I wrong? Actually, I didn't use it before.

Hi, all
Here just one more minor suggestion:

You could construct small EditArea and place it on form below (where keypad will overlays EditArea ) and hide EditArea after,
So you could add in OnInitializing():
 pEditarea->Construct(Rectangle(0, 700, 1 , 1),INPUT_STYLE_OVERLAY);
 pEditarea->SetShowState(false);

And show keypad this way:
 pEditarea->SetShowState(true);
 pEditarea->ShowKeypad();
and hide this way:
 pEditarea->SetShowState(false);
 pEditarea->HideKeypad();

You will avoid constant 1x1 EditField in this case. Unfortunatelly if ShowState=false you are unable to use ShowKeyPad/HideKeypad methods for EditArea.
Alexey.

You can actually show keypad without any edit filed or edit area. All you have to do is bind to InputMethod instance and call ShowKeyPad() and HideKeyPad() methods when required.

Go through the InputMethod class in the documentation. There also is a sample program which shows keypad when a button has gained focus. In your case you have to handle when to show and hide keypad.

Pardon me about the previous comment. Class is InputConnection not InputMethod .