Description

There should be a standard way to query whether a physical keyboard exists, and if so, to use its functionality.

Similarly, there should be standard mouse detection, including screen position, down/move/up, and view/subview enter/exit/hover/tooltip.

Public API Changes

WPF, .NET Framework, and Windows Desktop all support System.Input.Keyboard class.

Expose this as MAUI.Input.Keyboard? Or in MAUI.Essentials as Device.Input.Keyboard?

See also Input Overview - WPF .Net Framework.

And the related Proposal for Mouse Input.

Would it make sense for this to be done as a DependencyService?

Intended Use-Case

Desktop platforms generally have a physical keyboard that does not require on-screen visibility.

Desktop apps traditionally have some "global" keys, that are not tied to a Focused element.

Or if they are associated with current VisualElement, perform some action other than changing Text.