Xinput/Dinput support for the OSK

[cuesta4]

This is the best OSK available in Windows 10, but it doesn't support gamepads. Is there a way you could make it work?

[Lulech23]

That would have to be implemented by Microsoft. There's no practical way a third-party could do it. There's no individual key selection via directional inputs, and emulating a mouse would cause a double-input problem with any Xinput apps running in the background.

Steam Input now offers a system-wide gamepad keyboard that also works nicely with touch. You'd probably be better off setting up a custom binding to open that instead.

[Lulech23]

Yes, there is now hope! Microsoft is currently only testing an Xinput mode for the keyboard: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24235291/microsoft-windows-11-gamepad-keyboard-xbox-controller

We will have to see if this feature makes it to release before I attempt to address it in any way.

[cuesta4]

Hello, me again. Have you seen this? (https://x.com/phantomofearth/status/1860825220463878249). The keyboard is apparently out now in the recent previews. Could you please take a look?

[Lulech23]

Again, this needs to make it to release before it's worth addressing in any way. If Microsoft does their job right, though, no changes to ReplaceOSK should be necessary.

[cuesta4]

Hello, me again. It appears that the keyboard is now available in the latest Windows 11 24H2 release update. Working fine, although seems attached to the Game Bar app. If possible, please take a look. Thanks!

Edit: after further testing, it simply works. Had to manually take control of the original osk tho, since the script was getting access denied. I then mapped TabTipProxy to run with Ctrl + F4 in autohotkey, and mapped a Chord shortcut in Steam: select + X > Ctrl + F4. All I have to do is press select + X and the keyboard works flawlessly in-game and with regular browsing.

Thank you so much.

[Lulech23]

Yes, the actual keyboard is beyond the scope of this project. Creating your own trigger to toggle it as you've done is exactly the way to go :)