Jul 28, 2022

How to press Up/Down Keys in vritual (on-screen) keyboard?

Hi, I am using chromebook tablet without a physical keyboard. I have spent a year to figure out how to press Up/Down keys in the on-screen keyboard without any lucks. Up/Down keys are must-to-have keys when working in Terminal app. I have no ideas why chrome team misses this. Are they not developers?

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lagagnon

Diamond Product Expert

Jul 28, 2022

The terminal environment was never designed with touch screen limited keyboards in mind. Even mouse gestures in a terminal are a bit of an afterthought. Honestly, to work in a terminal environment you really should get yourself a bluetooth keyboard. No developer would even consider a touchscreen for such work.

Sss20220101

Original Poster

Jul 28, 2022

@lagagnon First, thanks for your reply. But I am a developer and I want to use virtual keyboard for work. Physical keyboard is too heavy to carry. There are some cases I simply want to type some commands while I am travelling etc. Right now, Terminal app in chromebook is even harder to type than Termux in a small android mobile phone. People bought a chromebook and expect that is better than a mobile. But it's not for this case.

_ Kevin _

Diamond Product Expert

Jul 28, 2022

Sss20220101,

"Better" is very subjective.

Have you tried installing an Android keyboard from the Play Store? I was able to install "Hacker's Keyboard" on my device, and it has arrow keys on it.

lagagnon

Diamond Product Expert

Jul 29, 2022

There are very lightweight small Bluetooth keyboards available.....