Variable opacity on-screen keyboard

An information handling device, comprising:

• a touch screen display;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors that stores instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
• determining, at the information handling device, user input triggering display of an on-screen keyboard;
• and
• displaying the on-screen keyboard on the touch screen display of the information handling device according to a variable opacity setting;
• wherein the variable opacity setting establishes at least an initial opacity of the on-screen keyboard, and further wherein at least one sub-portion of the on-screen keyboard is semi-transparent.

A program product, comprising:

• a storage medium having computer program code embodied therewith, the computer program code comprising:
• computer program code configured to determine, at an information handling device, user input triggering display of an on-screen keyboard;
• and
• computer program code configured to display the on-screen keyboard on a touch screen display of the information handling device according to a variable opacity setting;
• wherein the variable opacity setting establishes at least an initial opacity of the on-screen keyboard, and further wherein at least one sub-portion of the on-screen keyboard is semi-transparent.