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I disagree with your statement that it will automatically appear when you need it.
Here is my situation. I'm creating a formula editor similar to MathType using an Html 5 Canvas. I have one in Flash, but need it to work on IOS. The canvas can receive the focus and it can receive keyboard events. However, the keyboard does not display on an Ipad or Iphone. On an android device you can force it to display by pressing and holding the menu button, but in IOS. I can't figure out how to get it to display programatically. If HTML5 is supposed to be a replacement of Flash, then a feature to display the keyboard should really be there. I plan on trying either today or tomorrow on creating a proof of concept for this using possibly a hidden input field to proxy all my keyboard events for the canvas, but it would have been a lot easier to just say, "display keyboard", or have the canvas say, "I need the keyboard". If we had that, then you can imagine the Canvas as being a better replacement for Flash.
The accepted answer for this question is incorrect. I have the opposite problem. My websites have a problem where the keyboard is popping up all the time when there is no input boxes at all on the site!
I'm new to this, well haven't used HTML for over a decade. So hopefully you can bare with me. I was wondering where you input that code? Do you need to jailbreak your phone?
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your answer MichelPM!!
Who cares if you understand it or not? Either answer the question or don’t. I have the same question. I need it to do that.
The question was answered, and the answer hasn't changed - if you are not in a text field in order to enter text the keyboard will not show
How do I force the keyboard to stay open in Safari?
