Hello Graham, Oh, ignore my previous comment about mobileControlDo <inputField>, "focus", as this bug affected Android only.
I'll try to reproduce the recipe here and see if I get the same problem. Kind regards, Panos -- On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 13:54, panagiotis merakos <merak...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Graham, > > > > > > > *> but despite executing> > mobileControlSet "FRadiusText", > "keyboardType", "numeric"> mobileControlDo "FRadiusText", "focus"> > > following what the LC Dictionary says , I do not see the soft keyboard* > > This will not work in LC 9.5.1 - it is an old bug that is fixed in LC 9.6 > DP-3: > > https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/7259 > > *>>nor does a subsequent* > > *> mobileControlGet "FRadiusText", "text"> ever result in anything but > empty even though I can see a text in the native field object.* > > Are you calling mobileControlGet "FRadiusText", "text" from the same > handler that has created the mobile input field, or from a different one? > > Kind regards, > Panos > -- > > On Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 23:39, Graham Samuel via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> > From: Graham Samuel <livf...@mac.com> >> > Date: 22 April 2020 at 22:14:37 CEST >> > To: Mark Waddingham <m...@livecode.com> >> > Subject: Re: Mobile text input mystery >> > >> > Thanks Mark. Although making the field opaque wasn’t enough, giving it >> a black border worked and I can now see it. I can edit it with the mouse, >> and I can even put something in it with >> > >> > mobileControlSet "FRadiusText", "text", "1.0" >> > >> > but despite executing >> > >> > mobileControlSet "FRadiusText", "keyboardType", "numeric" >> > mobileControlDo "FRadiusText", "focus" >> > >> > following what the LC Dictionary says , I do not see the soft >> keyboard, nor does a subsequent >> > >> > mobileControlGet "FRadiusText", "text" >> > >> > ever result in anything but empty even though I can see a text in the >> native field object. >> > >> > But I can’t keep asking questions. I’ll just tinker as usual and hope >> to get a result. >> > >> > Thanks again >> > >> > Graham >> > >> >> On 22 Apr 2020, at 19:52, Mark Waddingham <m...@livecode.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On 2020-04-22 18:38, Graham Samuel wrote: >> >>> Reading your response, Mark, I didn't feel so bad, since the LC >> >>> Dictionary says for example about mobileControlSet >> >>> syntax: mobileControlSet idOrName, PropertyName, value >> >>> and later explains >> >>> idOrName - the id or name of the control >> >>> So I therefore saw the two ways of referring to the control as >> >>> apparently interchangeable. >> >> >> >> It is - apologies - the engine does look up both by id or name... >> >> >> >> Do you see something if you also set the 'text' property? >> >> >> >> There's also the 'borderStyle' property too. >> >> >> >> My hunch is that something is there, but the background color is the >> same as the card, the border style is none and it has no content so it >> looks like nothing is there? >> >> >> >> Warmest Regards, >> >> >> >> Mark. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ >> >> LiveCode: Everyone can create apps >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
