You're welcome, Graham - thanks for the follow up. I'll make sure we add a note about this simulator keyboard trick in the dictionary.
Kind regards, Panos -- On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 15:33, Graham Samuel via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Thanks a million, Panos, it all works! Apart from the simulator keyboard > trick, I can’t see immediately what I did wrong. Probably haven’t got time > to crawl over it now… obviously I can use this as a model in any part of > the app that needs it. > > Thanks again > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
