fulde_keyboard

fulde_keyboard

About

A modern, beautiful virtual keyboard package for Fulde language with multi-language support (Fulde, Latin, English). Features modern UI design, haptic feedback, accessibility support, and smooth animations. Perfect for kiosks, ATMs, and mobile applications.

This project has evolved from a simple virtual keyboard to a comprehensive, production-ready keyboard solution with modern design principles and accessibility features.

✨ Features

🎨 Modern Design

• Beautiful UI: Modern gradients, shadows, and rounded corners
• Smooth Animations: Key press animations and smooth transitions
• Material 3 Design: Latest Material Design principles
• Dark/Light Theme: Automatic theme switching support

🌍 Multi-Language Support

• Fulde Language: Native Fulde keyboard layout
• Latin Script: Latin character support
• English: Full English QWERTY layout
• Easy Language Switching: Animated language selector with visual indicators

♿ Accessibility & UX

• Haptic Feedback: Tactile feedback on key presses
• Screen Reader Support: Semantic labels for accessibility
• Responsive Design: Works on all screen sizes
• Touch Optimized: Proper touch targets and visual feedback

🔧 Technical Features

• No Native Dependencies: Pure Dart implementation
• Customizable Layouts: Easy to modify and extend
• Performance Optimized: Smooth rendering and minimal overhead
• Flutter 3.x Compatible: Latest Flutter support

📋 TODO List

• (ToDo) Adding Arabic and Hausa keyboards (Rabi'at font)
• (ToDo) Adding input result viewer and event handling
• (ToDo) Adding spell checker
• (ToDo) Voice input integration

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Reference

FuldeKeyboard

Flutter widget to show virtual keyboards.

// Keyboard Type: Can be Numeric or Alphanumeric.
FuldeKeyboardType type

// Callback for Key press event. Called with pressed `Key` object.
Function onKeyPress;

// Virtual keyboard height. Default is 300.
double height;

/// Virtual keyboard height. Default is full screen width
  double width;

// Color for key texts and icons.
Color textColor;

// Font size for keyboard keys.
double fontSize;;

// Only Caps letters enabled.
bool alwaysCaps;;

/// the custom layout for multi or single language
FuldeKeyboardLayoutKeys customLayoutKeys;

/// used for multi-languages with default layouts, the default is English only
/// will be ignored if customLayoutKeys is not null
List<FuldeKeyboardDefaultLayouts> defaultLayouts;

/// inverse the layout to fix the issues with right to left languages, default is false.
bool reverseLayout;

FuldeKeyboardType

enum of Available Virtual Keyboard Types.

// Numeric only.
FuldeKeyboardType.Numeric

// Alphanumeric: letters`[A-Z]` + numbers`[0-9]` + `@` + `.`.
FuldeKeyboardType.Alphanumeric

FuldeKeyboardKey

Virtual Keyboard key.

// The text of the key.
String text

// The capitalized text of the key.
String capsText;

// Action or String
FuldeKeyboardKeyType keyType;

// Action of the key.
FuldeKeyboardKeyAction action;

FuldeKeyboardKeyType

Type for virtual keyboard key.

// Can be an action key - Return, Backspace, etc.
FuldeKeyboardKeyType.Action

// Keys that have text values - letters, numbers, comma ...
FuldeKeyboardKeyType.String

FuldeKeyboardKeyAction

/// Virtual keyboard actions.
enum FuldeKeyboardKeyAction { Backspace, Return, Shift, Space }

Usage

Show Alphanumeric keyboard with default view

// Wrap the keyboard with Container to set background color.
Container(
            // Keyboard is transparent
            color: Colors.deepPurple,
            child: FuldeKeyboard(
                // Default height is 300
                height: 350,
                // Default height is will screen width
                width: 600,
                // Default is black
                textColor: Colors.white,
                // Default 14
                fontSize: 20,
                // the layouts supported
                defaultLayouts = [FuldeKeyboardDefaultLayouts.English],
                // [A-Z, 0-9]
                type: FuldeKeyboardType.Alphanumeric,
                // Callback for key press event
                onKeyPress: _onKeyPress),
          )

Show Numeric keyboard with default view

Container(
            // Keyboard is transparent
            color: Colors.red,
            child: FuldeKeyboard(
                // [0-9] + .
                type: FuldeKeyboardType.Numeric,
                // Callback for key press event
                onKeyPress: (key) => print(key.text)),
          )

Show Alphanumeric keyboard with customized keys

 Container(
            color: Colors.deepPurple,
            child: FuldeKeyboard(
                height: keyboardHeight,
                textColor: Colors.white,
                fontSize: 20,
                builder: _builder,
                type: FuldeKeyboardType.Numeric,
                onKeyPress: _onKeyPress),
          )

  /// Builder for keyboard keys.
  Widget _builder(BuildContext context, FuldeKeyboardKey key) {
    Widget keyWidget;

    switch (key.keyType) {
      case FuldeKeyboardKeyType.String:
        // Draw String key.
        keyWidget = _keyboardDefaultKey(key);
        break;
      case FuldeKeyboardKeyType.Action:
        // Draw action key.
        keyWidget = _keyboardDefaultActionKey(key);
        break;
    }

    return keyWidget;
  }

onKeyPressed event basic ussage example

// Just local variable. Use Text widget or similar to show in UI.
String text;

  /// Fired when the virtual keyboard key is pressed.
_onKeyPress(FuldeKeyboardKey key) {
if (key.keyType == FuldeKeyboardKeyType.String) {
    text = text + (shiftEnabled ? key.capsText : key.text);
} else if (key.keyType == FuldeKeyboardKeyType.Action) {
    switch (key.action) {
    case FuldeKeyboardKeyAction.Backspace:
        if (text.length == 0) return;
        text = text.substring(0, text.length - 1);
        break;
    case FuldeKeyboardKeyAction.Return:
        text = text + '\n';
        break;
    case FuldeKeyboardKeyAction.Space:
        text = text + key.text;
        break;
    case FuldeKeyboardKeyAction.Shift:
        shiftEnabled = !shiftEnabled;
        break;
    default:
    }
}
// Update the screen
setState(() {});
}

• Muhammad Buhari
• Ma'aruf Mohammed Adam
• Rilwan Adedeji
• LICENSE - MIT