Sorry Panos, my short email crossed with your long one. I am trying all your suggestions now!
Graham > On 23 Apr 2020, at 13:39, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hello Graham, > > The following works as expected for me: > > on opencard > global gInputID > if environment() = "mobile" then > mobileControlCreate "input" -- so the user can type in > put the result into gInputID > answer "opening text field for input. ID created is:" && gInputID > mobileControlSet gInputID, "rect", "114,135,163,158" > mobileControlSet gInputID, "visible", "true" > mobileControlSet gInputID, "opaque", "true" > mobileControlSet gInputID, "borderstyle", "line" > end if > end opencard > > also I have added two buttons to test the other issues: > > script of button 1: > > on mouseup > local tText > global gInputID > put mobileControlGet(gInputID,"text") into tText > answer tText > end mouseup > > > script of button 2: > > on mouseUp pButtonNumber > global gInputID > mobileControlSet gInputID, "keyboardType", "numeric" > mobileControlDo gInputID, "focus" > end mouseUp > > Also, while testing the focus, I realised that you have to enable the > setting "Toggle Software Keyboard" in the simulator menubar (Hardware -> > Keyboard -> Toggle Software Keyboard). > > Important: Note that you have to FIRST click on the field with the mouse to > focus it, and THEN check this option, otherwise your choice will not have > any effect. This might be a bug in the simulator app, but once you do that, > your choice of showing the soft keyboard will be remembered. > > So now, if you add some text to the field, it will be returned correctly if > you press the first button. Also, if you click on the second button, you > should see a numeric soft keyboard appearing, and the field will get the > focus. > > Hope this helps. > > Kind regards, > Panos > -- > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 14:03, panagiotis merakos <merak...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
