"Trackpad mode" when the keyboard is hidden

Since iOS 9 we’ve had the “trackpad mode” on iPads with two fingers on the software keyboard. But it seems that first party Apple apps also have this mode when the keyboard is hidden (such as when using a hardware keyboard). For example, Pages, Notes, Mail all do this. Would it be possible for Codea’s editor to have this as well? Not sure if it’s something Apple only exposes for their own apps or not. Would be nice to be able to use this when I have a hardware keyboard, and don’t want to cover up half of the screen with the soft keys.