iPad custom Keyboard GUI

Question

I want to create custom GUI for keyboard layout instead of normal layout. How can I achieve this?

Can anyone help me ?

Is there any built-in style/layout available or do I need to create a view for same?

Thanks, Jayesh

Answer 1

You use the inputView property of a UITextField or UITextView. Simply assign it a custom view of your own. Then, when the receiver becomes the first responder, the system will automatically show your custom view as the keyboard. It will also hide it, when resigning first responder.

As far as I know, there are no templates.

Answer 2

I collected a view links about this topic with screenshots of keyboard-layouts + links about the programming-background. The article is in german but the links are all english: http://uxzentrisch.de/custom-mobile-keyboard-design/

Thanks for your answer, Jorge!