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SIL.Windows.Forms.Keyboarding

The SIL.Windows.Forms.Keyboarding library provides cross-platform functionality for keyboard selection and switching in Windows Forms applications. Currently, this library supports system and Keyman keyboards on Windows, and X keyboard extension (XKB) and Intelligent Input Bus (IBus) keyboards on Linux.

Total Downloads
209.8K
209,755
Published
May 20, 2025
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package SIL.Windows.Forms.Keyboarding --version 16.0.0-beta0159
Package Manager Console
Install-Package SIL.Windows.Forms.Keyboarding -Version 16.0.0-beta0159
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="SIL.Windows.Forms.Keyboarding" Version="16.0.0-beta0159" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework4.6.2 .NETFramework4.8 net8.0-windows7.0

Dependencies

SIL.Core
.NETFramework4.6.2
[16.0.0-beta0159, )
KeymanLegacyBundle
.NETFramework4.6.2
[1.0.0, )
L10NSharp
.NETFramework4.6.2
[8.0.0, )
Mono.Unix
.NETFramework4.6.2
[7.1.0-final.1.21458.1, )
ibusdotnet
.NETFramework4.6.2
[2.0.3, )
icu.net
.NETFramework4.6.2
[3.0.1, )
SIL.Core
.NETFramework4.8
[16.0.0-beta0159, )
KeymanLegacyBundle
.NETFramework4.8
[1.0.0, )
L10NSharp
.NETFramework4.8
[8.0.0, )
Mono.Unix
.NETFramework4.8
[7.1.0-final.1.21458.1, )
ibusdotnet
.NETFramework4.8
[2.0.3, )
icu.net
.NETFramework4.8
[3.0.1, )
SIL.Core
net8.0-windows7.0
[16.0.0-beta0159, )
KeymanLegacyBundle
net8.0-windows7.0
[1.0.0, )
L10NSharp
net8.0-windows7.0
[8.0.0, )
Mono.Unix
net8.0-windows7.0
[7.1.0-final.1.21458.1, )
ibusdotnet
net8.0-windows7.0
[2.0.3, )
icu.net
net8.0-windows7.0
[3.0.1, )

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