Keyboard in IOS and Field Focus

[Vaughn Clement]

Hi Dave & PystCat

It turns out that the lesson addresses most of the script requirements, but
it does not address how the trigger for moving the Group up. I assume the
text fields that get a focus can be used to trigger the script to move the
group up. Then the hide keyboard key on deactivate would end the group move
up and return the group to the original location.

Your comments and help are priceless. I did not understand about native
control requirement. That is a very useful thing to know. In LiveCode every
rock you turn over reveals another rock to turnover.

Thank you

Vaughn Clement

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On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 8:03 AM, PystCat <pystcat at gmail.com> wrote:

> How would you create a native on/off switch...?  Where can I find a
> listing of the native iOS controls...?  I only see the
> browser/multiline/input fields in the dictionary.
>
>
> > On Nov 7, 2013, at 6:55 AM, Dave Kilroy <dave at applicationinsight.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Vaughn
> >
> > If you want to use an ordinary LiveCode field in an iOS or Android
> > application you just use it, as per normal
> >
> > However for mobile things are different, for example if you want to use a
> > slider in iOS created by iOS itself (a native control) then you need to
> set
> > everything up in Livecode so that when the app is built (during the
> > compiling with Xcode I guess, not sure exactly where it happens) LiveCode
> > knows to swap out special code a developer will include with an iOS
> 'native'
> > slider.
> >
> > See the dictionary for more on this, for example if you search for
> > "mobileControlCreate" in the dictionary you will see that the following
> two
> > lines of code sets up a native text field (controlType = "input") to be
> > created when the app is built:
> >
> > put "input" into tControlType
> > mobileControlCreate tControlType, "myFirstInputField"
> >
> > Please note that while your app is in the IDE it will not have any iOS or
> > Android controls, these are only added when built (either as standalones
> or
> > for simulator)
> >
> > I've just found a lesson on using native controls here:
> >
> http://lessons.runrev.com/s/3527/m/4069/l/29112-how-do-i-use-native-text-controls-on-mobile
> >
> > -------------
> >
> > Yes 'TraversalOn' is in property inspector and you can also set and
> unset it
> > with code
> >
> > If you run an app with Livecode fields in a simulator you'll see the
> fields
> > in the 'motif' theme (along with all LiveCode controls) which makes them
> > look like refugees from from 1990 - native fields on the other hand look
> > nice!
> >
> > For example of moving fields up and down to cater for the keyboard check
> out
> > this lesson:
> >
> http://lessons.runrev.com/s/3527/m/4069/l/136724-move-a-native-mobile-text-input-control-so-it-is-not-covered-by-keyboard
> >
> > Yes you can group all your fields and move these up and down - it all
> > depends on your GUI and what you are trying to do...
> >
> > I'm not sure if you need a 'focus on nothing' in an exitField handler, I
> > just have one in a mouseDown handler in the card (where else can the
> person
> > tap to leave the field?) and that seems to work - but again it will
> depend
> > on your GUI and what you are trying to do...
> >
> > I think I've covered all your queries, let me know if I've missed any
> (or if
> > you have any new ones)
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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