indica_keyboard 0.0.1

A comprehensive multilingual keyboard plugin for Flutter supporting English, Hindi, and Marathi with intelligent text input capabilities, SVG icons, haptic feedback, and performance optimizations.

Indica Keyboard Plugin

A comprehensive multilingual keyboard plugin for Flutter that supports English, Hindi, and Marathi with intelligent text input capabilities.

Features

• Multi-language Support: English, Hindi (Devanagari), and Marathi (Devanagari)
• Smart Text Input: Intelligent vowel attachments and conjunct consonants for Indic scripts
• Dynamic Layouts: Context-sensitive keyboard layouts with multiple pages for complex scripts
• Customizable UI: Theming support with custom colors and styling
• Haptic Feedback: Optional tactile feedback for enhanced user experience
• Shift States: Three-state shift functionality for English (off, single, caps lock)
• Easy Integration: Drop-in widget that can be added to any Flutter app

Installation

Add this to your package's pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  indica_keyboard: ^0.0.1

Basic Usage

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:indica_keyboard/indica_keyboard.dart';

class MyKeyboardApp extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _MyKeyboardAppState createState() => _MyKeyboardAppState();
}

class _MyKeyboardAppState extends State<MyKeyboardApp> {
  final TextEditingController _textController = TextEditingController();

  void _handleTextInput(String text) {
    if (text == '⌫') {
      // Handle backspace
      if (_textController.text.isNotEmpty) {
        final currentText = _textController.text;
        _textController.text = currentText.substring(0, currentText.length - 1);
      }
    } else {
      // Handle regular text input
      _textController.text += text;
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: Column(
        children: [
          Expanded(
            child: TextField(
              controller: _textController,
              decoration: InputDecoration(hintText: 'Start typing...'),
            ),
          ),
          MultilingualKeyboard(
            supportedLanguages: ['en', 'hi', 'mr'],
            onTextInput: _handleTextInput,
            onLanguageChanged: (language) {
              print('Language changed to: $language');
            },
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

Advanced Usage

Custom Styling

MultilingualKeyboard(
  supportedLanguages: ['en', 'hi', 'mr'],
  onTextInput: _handleTextInput,
  backgroundColor: Colors.grey[100],
  keyColor: Colors.white,
  textColor: Colors.black,
  height: 300,
  enableHapticFeedback: true,
  showLanguageSwitcher: true,
)

Supported Languages

English (en)

• Standard QWERTY layout
• Three-state shift functionality (off, single, caps lock)
• Numbers and symbols

Hindi (hi) - हिंदी

• Devanagari script with 4 layout pages
• Smart vowel attachments (matraas)
• Conjunct consonants and ligatures
• Dynamic top row based on selected consonant

Marathi (mr) - मराठी

• Devanagari script with Marathi-specific characters
• Support for ळ (La) and other Marathi-specific letters
• 4 layout pages with comprehensive character coverage
• Smart text composition

API Reference

MultilingualKeyboard

Property	Type	Default	Description
supportedLanguages	List<String>	Required	List of language codes
initialLanguage	String	'en'	Initial language to display
onTextInput	Function(String)?	null	Callback for text input
onLanguageChanged	Function(String)?	null	Callback for language changes
height	double?	null	Custom keyboard height
backgroundColor	Color?	null	Custom background color
keyColor	Color?	null	Custom key color
textColor	Color?	null	Custom text color
showLanguageSwitcher	bool	true	Show language switcher button
enableHapticFeedback	bool	true	Enable haptic feedback

Smart Features

Vowel Attachments (Hindi/Marathi)

When you select a consonant (like क), the top row dynamically shows vowel attachments:

• क (ka) → का (kaa), कि (ki), की (kii), कु (ku), कू (kuu), etc.

Conjunct Consonants

Multiple layout pages provide access to complex conjunct consonants:

• क्ष (ksh), ज्ञ (gya), त्र (tra), श्र (shra)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.ard

A new Flutter plugin project.

Getting Started

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