Yesterday, 11:13 AM
I've used Mobilesheets for about a year on my Lenovo Tab P12 Android tablet and never had any trouble getting the Virtual Keyboard (Gboard) to display for entering text on sheet music until recently. After a couple of hours of following the suggested troubleshooting steps I still had the problem. I continued experimenting until I found and fixed a tablet setting. I thought I'd post the details here to see if it helps anyone avoid unnecessary and severe steps in the future.
A couple of weeks ago while exploring the tablet settings, I found something that sounded useful called "handwrite" and enabled it. I didn't use Mobilesheets for a while and forgot I had made this change. It turns out that "handwrite" is basically a virtual keyboard replacement (in some instances) and is used to convert handwritten symbols into text. Enabling this feature interfered with opening the virtual keyboard in the Mobilesheets app.
You can check this setting on your Lenovo tablet by opening the settings, selecting "Pen & keyboard" and then "Pen" and then "Handwrite". This opens the toggle switch for "Handwrite". You can also just search the settings for "Handwrite". If the "Handwrite" switch is "blue" then this function is enabled and should be turned off which will turn the switch gray.
In addition, there was a lot of discussion about foot pedals interfering with the virtual keyboard. That has not been a problem for me. I've been using a Lekato pedal for page turning.
In case you are considering the Lenovo Tab P12 for displaying sheet music, I'd recommend it as an affordable alternative to Samsung or Apple. The only thing I did to customize the tablet was to add a non-glare screen protector to eliminate screen reflections. The screen is pretty bright, but a bit difficult to read outdoors in direct sunlight.
A couple of weeks ago while exploring the tablet settings, I found something that sounded useful called "handwrite" and enabled it. I didn't use Mobilesheets for a while and forgot I had made this change. It turns out that "handwrite" is basically a virtual keyboard replacement (in some instances) and is used to convert handwritten symbols into text. Enabling this feature interfered with opening the virtual keyboard in the Mobilesheets app.
You can check this setting on your Lenovo tablet by opening the settings, selecting "Pen & keyboard" and then "Pen" and then "Handwrite". This opens the toggle switch for "Handwrite". You can also just search the settings for "Handwrite". If the "Handwrite" switch is "blue" then this function is enabled and should be turned off which will turn the switch gray.
In addition, there was a lot of discussion about foot pedals interfering with the virtual keyboard. That has not been a problem for me. I've been using a Lekato pedal for page turning.
In case you are considering the Lenovo Tab P12 for displaying sheet music, I'd recommend it as an affordable alternative to Samsung or Apple. The only thing I did to customize the tablet was to add a non-glare screen protector to eliminate screen reflections. The screen is pretty bright, but a bit difficult to read outdoors in direct sunlight.