== Abstract Crosswalk extension module providing low level primitives for querying whether the host operating system has a physical keyboard attached. This information can be used by app authors to optimise application appearance and behaviour on convertible devices such as laptop/tablet hybrid computers.
Target platform(s): Windows, possibly Android at a later point in time Crosswalk Target Version: 21 JIRA Ticket: https://crosswalk-project.org/jira/browse/XWALK-5711 == Implementation details The technical scope of the Keyboard Status API is as follows: Allow retrieval of the current keyboard status. This information can be used by apps to optimise themselves for the current device posture, both in terms of visual appearance and input modality. The possible keyboard states are the following (names subject to change): * laptop mode with keyboard docked, folded open, or otherwise active, or * tablet mode without a functional hardware keyboard attached. Allow tracking of the keyboard status changes. Again the result set has two possible values, either the device is in laptop mode or tablet mode. This signal can be used to adapt an already loaded web app or web page to a change in posture, both in terms of visual appearance and input modality. === Relevant APIs GetSystemMetrics / SM_CONVERTIBLESLATEMODE (Win8) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724385(v=vs.85).aspx GetUserInteractionMode (Win10) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.ui.viewmanagement.uiviewsettings.userinteractionmode.aspx GetAutoRotationState https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn629264(v=vs.85).aspx Enumerating Devices https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd319331(v=vs.85).aspx _______________________________________________ Crosswalk-dev mailing list Crosswalk-dev@lists.crosswalk-project.org https://lists.crosswalk-project.org/mailman/listinfo/crosswalk-dev
