osfans · r404r · Jun 1, 2026
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/data/prefs/AppPrefs.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/data/prefs/AppPrefs.kt
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ class AppPrefs(
             const val USE_SOFT_CURSOR = "use_soft_cursor"
             const val HIDE_INPUT_BAR = "hide_input_bar"
 
+            // Distinct key (not "hide_virtual_keyboard") to avoid a type clash with the
+            // String value some experimental builds stored under that key.
+            const val HIDE_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD = "hide_virtual_keyboard_keep_toolbar"
+
             const val SOUND_ON_KEYPRESS = "sound_on_keypress"
             const val KEY_SOUND_VOLUME = "sound_volume"
             const val USE_CUSTOM_SOUND_EFFECT = "custom_sound_effect_enabled"
@@ -180,6 +184,8 @@ class AppPrefs(
 
         val hideInputBar = switch(R.string.hide_input_bar, HIDE_INPUT_BAR, false)
 
+        val hideVirtualKeyboard = switch(R.string.hide_virtual_keyboard, HIDE_VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD, false)
+
         val soundOnKeyPress = switch(R.string.sound_on_keypress, SOUND_ON_KEYPRESS, false)
         val soundVolume = int(
             R.string.sound_volume,

diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/core/TrimeInputMethodService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/core/TrimeInputMethodService.kt
@@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ open class TrimeInputMethodService : LifecycleInputMethodService() {
     private var cursorUpdateIndex = 0
 
     private val recreateInputViewPrefs: Array<PreferenceDelegate<*>> =
-        arrayOf(prefs.keyboard.hideInputBar)
+        arrayOf(
+            prefs.keyboard.hideInputBar,
+            prefs.keyboard.hideVirtualKeyboard,
+        )
 
     @Keep
     private val recreateInputViewListener =

diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/keyboard/KeyboardWindow.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/keyboard/KeyboardWindow.kt
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class KeyboardWindow :
     override val key: ResidentWindow.Key
         get() = KeyboardWindow
 
+    override val isKeyboardArea: Boolean = true
+
     private val presetKeyboardIds = theme.presetKeyboards.keys.toList()
     private var currentKeyboardId = ""
     private var lastKeyboardId = ""

diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/window/BoardWindow.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/window/BoardWindow.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ sealed class BoardWindow {
 
     protected val context: Context by di.instance()
 
+    /**
+     * Whether this window represents the virtual keyboard area. When the user enables
+     * "hide virtual keyboard", only windows for which this is `true` are hidden, so that
+     * non-keyboard panels (option switcher, unrolled candidates, liquid keyboard, ...)
+     * remain visible when opened from the toolbar.
+     */
+    open val isKeyboardArea: Boolean = false
+
     /**
      * Animation when the window is added to the layout
      */

diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/window/BoardWindowManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/osfans/trime/ime/window/BoardWindowManager.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import androidx.transition.Transition
 import androidx.transition.TransitionManager
 import androidx.transition.TransitionSet
 import com.osfans.trime.R
+import com.osfans.trime.data.prefs.AppPrefs
 import com.osfans.trime.ime.broadcast.InputBroadcaster
 import com.osfans.trime.ime.dependency.InputDependencyManager
 import org.kodein.di.instance
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ class BoardWindowManager {
     private var currentWindow: BoardWindow? = null
     private var currentView: View? = null
 
+    private val hideVirtualKeyboard by AppPrefs.defaultInstance().keyboard.hideVirtualKeyboard
+
     private fun prepareAnimation(
         exitAnimation: Transition?,
         enterAnimation: Transition?,
@@ -108,6 +111,10 @@ class BoardWindowManager {
         Timber.d("Attach $window")
         window.onAttached()
         currentWindow = window
+        // Toolbar-only mode: hide the window host only while the keyboard area is shown, so that
+        // non-keyboard panels (option switcher, unrolled candidates, liquid keyboard, ...) opened
+        // from the toolbar remain visible. Returning to the keyboard hides the host again.
+        view.visibility = if (hideVirtualKeyboard && window.isKeyboardArea) View.GONE else View.VISIBLE
         broadcaster.onWindowAttached(window)
     }
 

diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
     <string name="deploy_failure">部署失败</string>
     <string name="view_deploy_failure_log">部署失败。点此查看错误日志。</string>
     <string name="hide_input_bar">隐藏输入工具栏</string>
+    <string name="hide_virtual_keyboard">隐藏虚拟键盘（保留工具栏）</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_none">无背景</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_color_only">跟随键盘背景色</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_full">键盘背景图片</string>

diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
     <string name="deploy_failure">部署失敗</string>
     <string name="view_deploy_failure_log">部署失敗。點此檢視錯誤日誌。</string>
     <string name="hide_input_bar">隱藏輸入工具欄</string>
+    <string name="hide_virtual_keyboard">隱藏虛擬鍵盤（保留工具欄）</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_none">無背景</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_color_only">跟隨鍵盤背景色</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_full">鍵盤背景圖片</string>

diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
     <string name="deploy_failure">Deploy failure</string>
     <string name="view_deploy_failure_log">Deploy failure. Click here to view error log.</string>
     <string name="hide_input_bar">Hide input bar</string>
+    <string name="hide_virtual_keyboard">Hide virtual keyboard (keep toolbar)</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_none">No background</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_color_only">Follow keyboard color</string>
     <string name="navbar_bkg_full">Keyboard background image</string>