This appears to be an old problem (2012). I don't know if there was ever a solution. A best practice was to position any input fields in the top third of the screen. I agree with the consensus that it should be handled automatically, but it is not, obviously.
https://www.mail-archive.com/use-livecode@lists.runrev.com/msg29602.html ~Roger On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 6:46 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hi Jacqueline, > > Sadly, that did not help. It received the KeyboardActivated message, and I > had it check the effective working screenrect both at that point and again > in a handler set to trigger a second later. They all return results as if > the keyboard is not there. > > This is on a galaxy tab E, with the OS from 2015, so it might just be that > this tablet is not very good. However, I need the app to work on most > android devices. > > When I get a more powerful machine, I might test a few of these things > again. I can make it do different things depending whether a particular OS > resource is available. > > Thanks! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 31, 2017, at 10:11 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > What happens if you check the effective working screenrect in a > keyboardActivated handler? > > > > -- > > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > > > > > >> On August 31, 2017 8:04:45 PM Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> > >> Actually, never mind, that cannot be it. > >> > >> I tried the follow script: > >> > >> on mouseUp > >> > >> create field "test height" > >> > >> select after field "test height" > >> > >> send getEWSR to me in 1 second > >> > >> end mouseUp > >> > >> on getEWSR > >> > >> answer the effective working screenrect > >> > >> delete field "test height" > >> > >> end getEWSR > >> > >> > >> it still returns the same screenrect that I get without using "effect > >> working", which is the screenrect of the device. > >> > >> > >> Any other ideas? > >> > >>> On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 8:51 PM, <jonathandly...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> A question for Mark Waddingham... > >>> > >>> Mark, in my app, in the place in question, the keyboard is activated > by a > >>> browser widget. Is it possible that this means it is not sending a > signal > >>> to LC to update the value of the effective working screen rect? > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> > On Aug 31, 2017, at 8:27 PM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Yes - it makes me want to share whatever I can. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > Sent from my iPhone > >>> > > >>> >>> On Aug 31, 2017, at 7:14 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >>> >>> > >>> >>> On 08/31/2017 07:33 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote: > >>> >>> Just a random comment - having the CTO of LC directly answer our > >>> questions is an incredible benefit to LC developers. > >>> >> > >>> >> I also want to give a shout out to the supportive community here. > This > >>> is by far the best online community I've ever had the honor of being a > part > >>> of. The level of paying things forward is outstanding. > >>> >> > >>> >> -- > >>> >> Mark Wieder > >>> >> ahsoftw...@gmail.com > >>> >> > >>> >> _______________________________________________ > >>> >> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Do all things with love > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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
