title: Android: Is there any way to turn on-off the physical keyboard programmatically?
body: <p>I have an android 3.1 with usb host capabilities. I connected to it via usb an RFID reader that works as a keyboard emulator. For keyboard emulator I mean that once I scan a tag it sends the output as keystrokes.</p>
  
  <p>Now once this reader is plugged in there is no way to have the soft keyboard visible. So it's impossible to type anything else than the rfid codes.</p>
  
  <p>I have tried without success the examples to "force show soft keyboard": they work until I plug in the RFID reader. Then the soft keyboard disappears no matter what!!!</p>
  
  <p>My software will work on "kiosk mode", that's why I ask about doing this process programmatically. This is not a matter of usability.</p>
  
  <p>Any help is really appreciated.</p>