Targeting feature: Remote Control (control desktop using Android device) Remote Control allows user to send keyboard signal to desktop using Android keyboard which never provide enough keys. Request: Provide a virtual keyboard that provides these keys. Missing keys: - Super (a.k.a. Meta, Windows) - Fn keys (F1 → F12) - Num pads (Numbers, NumLock, ...) - ESC, CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, CapsLock, Context Menu - Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down - Print Screen - Fn alternate keys: Volume Controls, Brightness Controls, TouchPad lock...
You can download a keyboard with special keys, like Hacker's Keyboard, if you need them. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard&hl=en FDroid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard/
I would also like this feature! Hacker's Keyboard can be useful for some people, but in my case it's not that good. If I use the 5 row keyboard layout (where I have all the keys available), I have to type very carefully so I won't hit the wrong key, because they're really small so they can fit my phone's small screen[1]. Unified Remote has a nice approach to that, it adds a separate button to show all special keys, so when you click it they're displayed in a different "row", at the top of the screen[2]. [1] https://i.imgur.com/KMrqTsM.png [2] https://i.imgur.com/440Q2bm.png
I like the way Termux adds keys to the Android keyboard and provides a way to hide them. Maybe kdeconnect could do something like this, maybe taking Termux' code for that?
Yes I think it would be great if KDEconnect had better support for this. I have installed Hacker's Keyboard (thanks for the recommendation), but for regular use I prefer the default Android keyboard -- so now I need to swap keyboards each time I need the advanced keys in KDEconnect. Also, even with Hacker's Keyboard I am unable to send things like "Ctrl-+", or at least it does not lead to applications actually zooming in.
*** Bug 436982 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***