# On screen Keyboard for Perspective Workstation 1.1.43 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** workstation, perspective\ **Created:** [December 12, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-screen-keyboard-for-perspective-workstation-1-1-43/99769 "2024-12-12T22:10:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-screen-keyboard-for-perspective-workstation-1-1-43/99769/2 "2024-12-14T06:57:06Z")
Most people have essentially given up on this with perspective workstation. If you are doing a panel pc with perspective, you can make a simple firefox based kiosk system with ubuntu linux, and it will have a fully functional on screen keyboard. Windows onscreen keyboard support is appalling, and windows is an appalling OS to run hmi style screens on. > [@Building a Custom Perspective Kiosk on Linux Hardware](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/building-a-custom-perspective-kiosk-on-linux-hardware/79551): > > Just thought I would chuck a little guide together to get a working Perspective Kiosk on simple Raspberry Pi 4 Hardware. Main Features: Webkit Browser Engine: supported by Ignition as part of Safari compatibility. Full Kiosk Mode: No desktop OS on this system, no other apps, no way to exit. Hardware Acceleration: Panel PC hardware supported by linux is able to be utilised. On Screen Keyboard: Critical missing piece of 99% of similar attempts. Auto opens and closes with focus… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/on-screen-keyboard-for-perspective-workstation-1-1-43/99769)._