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Question by Rasp1977 · Aug 22, 2012 at 08:41 PM · androidguitextwithout

Andoid enter text without gui

Hi all

I am creating a small android game and want the player to enter some text, but would like to do it without using any GUI elements to do it.

All menus and text in the game have been done in 3D without GUI elements, so would like to keep it that way.

Anyone know of a way to do it?

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Since no one answered, I am guessing that it's not possible to activate the keyboard on android without using gui. A shame that I cant keep everything in 3d but have to use gui elements.

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So disappoint "insert extremely disappointed smiley here"

avatar image lvictorino · Aug 30, 2012 at 11:20 AM 1
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I've never tried it, but have you looked at TouchScreenKeyboard? http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/TouchScreenKeyboard.html

http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/TouchScreenKeyboard.Open.html

It seems to allow you to spawn a keyboard, then you'd just have to get keys pressed thanks to Input.

avatar image Rasp1977 · Aug 30, 2012 at 12:32 PM 0
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If this works, you are my new hero. Will try it when I get home later today.

Thx.

avatar image Rasp1977 · Aug 30, 2012 at 05:27 PM 0
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That's working perfectly. Thx.

Could you post an answer so that I can approve it please :-)

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Answer by lvictorino · Aug 31, 2012 at 08:11 AM

I've never tried it, but have you looked at TouchScreenKeyboard?

Documentation describes TouchScreenKeyboard.Open as what you try to do. It seems to allow you to spawn a keyboard, then you'd just have to get keys pressed thanks to Input.

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