autofocus with keyboard in an ipad html5 site

Question

I\'m working on an html5 app that will be used on iPads in a kiosk mode. The first thing users must do is sign in, so when the homepage loads, I\'d like the onscreen keyboar

Answer 1

Mobile Safari doesn't allow keyboard showing up without user touching text input element. I think it's by design.

http://www.quora.com/Mobile-Safari-iPhone-or-iPad-with-Javascript-how-can-I-launch-the-on-screen-keyboard