Tablet PC And Rev

[Marian Petrides, MD]

Tim

I just created a stack with a single button and a single field named  
"MyField" containing the following script:

	On MouseUp
		Ask "What is your name?"
		Get it
		put it into field "MyField"
	End mouseUp

It runs fine in both orientations, but the sticky wicket is that it  
does not allow input from the stylus--not even if you try to use the  
Tablet PC Input Panel (the insert button is dimmed out on the Input  
Panel).  So the only way to enter text is by the keyboard.   And THAT  
is problematic when the tablet is in portrait orientation because the  
keyboard is hidden behind the tablet screen.  It IS possible but it is  
very kludgy.  And, more importantly, you can NOT enter handwritten  
text.  Or maybe you can and I just don't know how to capture such input.

Sorry.

M
On Nov 20, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Tim Bleiler wrote:

> Marian,
>
> Thanks for your reply. It sounds like most simple stacks should run  
> fine. Most of my text input would be pretty simple. I wonder if when  
> the screen is rotated the working ScreenRect returns values  
> consistent with the new screen orientation.
>
>
> Tim Bleiler
> Instructional Designer, HSIT
> University at Buffalo
> Phone: 716-829-3867
>
>
> On Nov 20, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Marian Petrides, MD wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2008, at 12:23 PM, Tim Bleiler wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Anyone try using Rev with a Tablet PC lately. I don't have one of  
>>> these machines but I have a client who is thinking of getting one.  
>>> There hasn't been any discussion on the list about these devices  
>>> recently but in some older posts there were issues with stylus  
>>> input into Rev fields. Is that still an issue?
>> Tim,
>>
>> I have a tablet but do most of my development on a Mac and then  
>> port over to Windows.  So I don't have experience actually CREATING  
>> stacks on a tablet but I do have a little experience running ported  
>> stacks on it (see my reply to your second question below.
>>
>> If you are talking about entering text into an input field using  
>> the stylus, I haven't tried that, but I'll see if I can get around  
>> to creating a little stack to test it.  If you could give a  
>> specific example, I'll try to implement that.
>>
>>> Are there other issues related to the touch screen? Is it possible  
>>> to accommodate the screen twisting and changing orientation at  
>>> runtime?
>>
>> I have a stack that was initially designed to be 800X400 (to allow  
>> it to play even in Win 95). It uses graphic buttons, radio buttons  
>> and check boxes and works fine on my HP 2710p tablet running  
>> Vista.  The only issue is that when I rotate the screen, the stack  
>> is a bit too wide to display completely in portrait view.  The fit  
>> is pretty close, so I didn't even notice it until you asked, but I  
>> suspect a stack that is much wider than 800 pixels won't work very  
>> well.
>>
>> HTH.
>>
>> Marian
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