Changeset 105289 in vbox for trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/soft-keyb.dita
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r105134 r105289 7 7 <title>Soft Keyboard</title> 8 8 <body> 9 <p> 10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a <i>soft keyboard</i> that 11 enables you to input keyboard characters on the guest. A soft 12 keyboard is an on-screen keyboard that can be used as an 13 alternative to a physical keyboard. See 14 <xref href="soft-keyb-using.dita#soft-keyb-using"/> for details of how to use the 15 soft keyboard. 16 </p> 9 <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a <i>soft keyboard</i> that enables you to input 10 keyboard characters on the guest. A soft keyboard is an on-screen keyboard that can be used as an alternative to a 11 physical keyboard. See <xref href="soft-keyb-using.dita#soft-keyb-using"/> for details of how to use the soft 12 keyboard. </p> 17 13 <note type="caution"> 18 <p> 19 For best results, ensure that the keyboard layout configured on 20 the guest OS matches the keyboard layout used by the soft 21 keyboard. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> does not do this automatically. 22 </p> 14 <p>For best results, ensure that the keyboard layout configured on the guest OS matches the keyboard layout used 15 by the soft keyboard. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> does not do this automatically. </p> 23 16 </note> 24 17 <fig id="fig-soft-keyb"> … … 33 26 </image> 34 27 </fig> 35 <p> 36 The soft keyboard can be used in the following scenarios: 37 </p> 28 <p>The soft keyboard can be used in the following scenarios: </p> 38 29 <ul> 39 30 <li> 40 <p> 41 When the physical keyboard on the host is not the same as the 42 keyboard layout configured on the guest. For example, if the 43 guest is configured to use an international keyboard, but the 44 host keyboard is US English. 45 </p> 31 <p>When the physical keyboard on the host is not the same as the keyboard layout configured on the guest. For 32 example, if the guest is configured to use an international keyboard, but the host keyboard is US English. </p> 46 33 </li> 47 34 <li> 48 <p> 49 To send special key combinations to the guest. Note that some 50 common key combinations are also available in the 51 <b outputclass="bold">Input</b>, 52 <b outputclass="bold">Keyboard</b> menu of the guest VM 53 window. See <xref href="specialcharacters.dita#specialcharacters"/>. 54 </p> 35 <p>To send special key combinations to the guest. Note that some common key combinations are also available in 36 the <b outputclass="bold">Input</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Keyboard</b> menu of the guest VM window. See <xref 37 href="specialcharacters.dita#specialcharacters"/>. </p> 55 38 </li> 56 39 <li> 57 <p> 58 For guests in kiosk mode, where a physical keyboard is not 59 present. 60 </p> 40 <p>For guests in kiosk mode, where a physical keyboard is not present. </p> 61 41 </li> 62 42 <li> 63 <p> 64 When using nested virtualization, the soft keyboard provides a 65 method of sending key presses to a guest. 66 </p> 43 <p>When using nested virtualization, the soft keyboard provides a method of sending key presses to a guest. </p> 67 44 </li> 68 45 </ul> 69 <p> 70 By default, the soft keyboard includes some common international 71 keyboard layouts. You can copy and modify these to meet your own 72 requirements. See <xref href="soft-keyb-custom.dita#soft-keyb-custom"/>. 73 </p> 46 <p>By default, the soft keyboard includes some common international keyboard layouts. You can copy and modify these 47 to meet your own requirements. See <xref href="soft-keyb-custom.dita#soft-keyb-custom"/>. </p> 74 48 </body> 75 49
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