Provided is a
virtual keyboard design and an
input method for a touch screen device. The
layout of the
virtual keyboard is arranged to be provided with four rows and seven columns. The
virtual keyboard comprises 26 letters and two
punctuation marks. The first row must comprise the letters u, i and v, wherein the letter v represents the
vowel u. The letters u and i must be adjacent to each other. The second row must comprise the letters a, o, e and r, wherein the letter a is adjacent to the letter o and located on the left side of the letter o. The letter e is adjacent to the letter r and located on the left side of the letter r. The second row must comprise the letters u and i. The letters u and i share same virtual buttons with any other two consonants of the second row respectively, and thus
vowel and
consonant sharing buttons are formed. The letters z, c, s, b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, t, w, x and y, sixteen consonants in total, can be randomly distributed in any positions from the first row to the fourth row. All of the short consonants and the short vowels are acquired by clicking and all of long consonants and long vowels are acquired by sliding. According to the method, the quick and convenient Chinese character
pinyin input can be achieved on any touch screen device. The virtual
keyboard design and the
input method have the advantages that the learning is easy, the input efficiency is high and the misoperation rate is low.