How to bring up the Windows 8 on-screen keyboard in a desktop app

directx touch windows-8 multi-touch
bbosak picture bbosak · Aug 9, 2012 · Viewed 20.6k times · Source

I have a fullscreen DirectX desktop app, and would like to display the on-screen keyboard when the user taps a textbox in my game. Is there a way to do this while in fullscreen mode?

Answer

Severin Stampler picture Severin Stampler · Aug 24, 2012

Executing osk.exe will pop up the more old-fashioned on-screen keyboard. The Windows 8 touch keyboard will pop up by executing 

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip.exe

I just figured that out, since I'm working on a fullscreen desktop app that is running on a tablet PC without keyboard attached.

Severin.

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