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&layoutfile


Summary

The &layoutfile store specifies a touch layout description file to embed into the keyboard.

Syntax

store(&layoutfile) "layoutFilename"

Parameters

layoutFilename
The name of the touch layout .JSON file to incorporate into the compiled keyboard.

Description

The &layoutfile store specifies a touch layout .JSON file to incorporate in the Keyman keyboard. If a touch layout is not specified, then Keyman will build one from the visual keyboard description file referenced in the &visualkeyboard store. If neither is specified, then Keyman builds a touch layout based on the US English desktop keyboard layout.

Examples

Example: Using &layoutfile

store(&layoutfile) 'greek.keyman-touch-layout'

In Keyman Developer 9.0 and earlier versions, the &layoutfile store referenced a .JSON file with the keyboard id suffixed with -layout.js. Keyman Developer 10.0 will still compile keyboards that reference the .JSON .js files, but it is recommended that you rename the layoutfile to avoid confusing it with the .js compiled Keyman touch layout keyboard.

You can do this by renaming the .js file to the keyboard id suffixed with .keyman-touch-layout, updating the reference to the file in the .kmn file, and then loading and saving the .kmn file in Keyman Developer.

Platforms

The &layoutfile store will be used in touch platforms. It is ignored on all other platforms.

Windows macOS Linux Desktop web Mobile web iOS Android

Version history

The &layoutfile store example updated to .keyman-touch-layout extension in Keyman 10.0

The &layoutfile store was added in Keyman 9.0.

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