actually works now, maybe

init.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ local wibox = require("wibox")
 local switcherpopup = require("awesome-switcherpopup")
 local launcherpopup = require("awesome-launcherpopup")
 local longpress = require("awesome-longpress")
+local vkbd = require("vkbd")
 
 local navbar = {
   iconSize = 96,
@@ -41,18 +42,15 @@ function navbar.new(s)
    end)
 
   local rnavbar = awful.wibar({
+    position = landscape and "left" or "bottom",
+    height = (portrait and 96) or nil,
+    width = (landscape and 96) or nil,
     ontop = true,
     screen = s
   })
-  function rnavbar.reflow()
-    rnavbar.position = landscape and "left" or "bottom"
-    rnavbar.height = (portrait and navbar.iconSize) or nil
-    rnavbar.width = (landscape and navbar.iconSize) or nil
-    rnavbar:setup({
-      layout = landscape and wibox.layout.ratio.vertical or wibox.layout.ratio.horizontal, launcher_button, switcher_button, kb_button
-    })
-  end
-  rnavbar.reflow()
+  rnavbar:setup({
+    layout = landscape and wibox.layout.ratio.vertical or wibox.layout.ratio.horizontal, launcher_button, switcher_button, kb_button
+  })
 
   s.keyboard = awful.wibar({
     height = s.geometry.height * 0.25,
@@ -64,6 +62,7 @@ function navbar.new(s)
   })
 
   vkbd.spacing = 1
+  vkbd.init("ansi")
   s.keyboard:setup ({
     layout = wibox.layout.ratio.horizontal,
     vkbd