iOS simulator not responding
J. Landman Gay
jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Tue Nov 26 20:59:27 EST 2019
Thanks Terry. I keep finding new things. It turns out my multiline fields
are working, but the single input ones do not. Very strange.
Do you have single line inputs?
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On November 26, 2019 5:26:05 PM Terry Judd via use-livecode
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Not sure if it will help, but here's the code I use to create a multiline
> text control (pControlName) on iOS that 'overlays' an existing LC field (pObj)
>
> # create a native multiline text control
> put the rect of pObj into tRect
> # shrink the rect by 1 pixel all around to reveal the object's border
> add 1 to item 1 of tRect
> add 1 to item 2 of tRect
> add -1 to item 3 of tRect
> add -1 to item 4 of tRect
> mobileControlCreate "multiline", pControlName
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "rect", tRect
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "opaque", true
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "visible", true
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "contentType", "plain"
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "fontSize", "18"
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "textAlign", "left"
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "returnKeyType", "default"
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "autoCorrectionType", "default"
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "autoCapitalizationType", "sentences"
> mobileControlSet pControlName, "keyboardStyle", "default"
>
> You use 'editable' and 'enabled' as parameters for mobileControlSet but I
> don't use either of those. I use 'opaque' but you don't because you are
> after a transparent effect - I wonder whether 'opaque' can be used in
> conjunction with 'alpha' though?
>
> Terry...
>
>
> ?On 27/11/19, 6:46 am, "use-livecode on behalf of J. Landman Gay via
> use-livecode" <use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com on behalf of
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> I have reduced the problem to iOS input fields. Some testing shows that:
>
> * The native fields exist
> * Their rect is correct
> * If I script their text data, it is there and can be retrieved
>
> But they are inactive, can't be tapped, don't show any text even if its
> entry is scripted, can't be typed into, can't be focused. They act like
> they are invisible.
>
> Here is what I do to create them. This is a generic handler that creates
> all input fields throughout the app, and it works fine on Android.
> Usually I call it like this: createInputFld "email". The other params
> are used only occasionally.
>
> command createInputFld pName,pReturnKey,pMultiline -- native single-line
> input
> -- pName = any valid fld identifier (long name, ID, etc)
> -- pReturnKey = return key type, usually "search"
> -- pMultiline = boolean, whether to create a multi-line input
> put (the rect of control pName) into tRect
> subtract 10 from item 2 of tRect -- adjust for mobile
> add 10 to item 4 of tRect -- may not need for iOS
> if pMultiLine = true then
> mobileControlCreate "multiline", pName
> else
> mobileControlCreate "input", pName
> end if
> mobileControlSet pName, "rect", tRect
> mobileControlSet pName, "autoCapitalizationType", "none"
> mobileControlSet pName, "autoCorrectionType", "no"
> mobileControlSet pName, "enabled", true
> mobileControlSet pName, "editable", true -- multiline only (?)
> mobileControlSet pName, "alpha", 0 -- transparent
> mobileControlSet pName, "textalign", the effective textalign of
> control pName
> mobileControlSet pName, "textColor", the effective textcolor of
> control pName
> if pReturnKey <> "" then mobileControlSet pName, "returnKeyType",
> pReturnKey -- usually "search"
> mobileControlSet pName, "visible", true
> if the platform contains "iPhone" then
> mobileControlSet pName, "borderStyle", "none"
> mobileControlSet pName, "clearButtonMode", "always"
> end if
> end createInputFld
>
> The fields on the first card are plain input fields, but I have a
> question about multiline fields. The docs are a bit confusing. I pass
> the parameter to Android and it does what I want. But I'm not clear
> whether that works on iOS. The docs say that multiline fields are
> applicable to both platforms, but mobileControlCreate info says it is
> Android only. There is also a separate iOS command to create a multiline
> field. How does all this work?
>
> Multiline isn't applicable to the immediate issue, where I can't get
> past the first two plain input fields.
>
> On 11/25/19 5:09 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
> > Thanks Panos. Resetting didn't work, so now I'm wondering if it is
> > something about my LC native fields. The first thing the user needs to
> > do is log in, and I can't test beyond that until I can enter
> > credentials. There are two native fields, both are transparent. Would
> > transparency in iOS matter? They work on Android.
> >
> > I forgot to mention that the only OS available in XCode 10.1 is iOS 12.1
> > but I assume that's okay.
> >
> > On 11/25/19 4:11 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode wrote:
> >> Hello Jacque,
> >>
> >> So the iOS standalone is installed to the iOS simulator, but the
> >> simulator
> >> does not respond to clicks / keyboard entry?
> >>
> >> I am on Mojave as well, but have not seen that happening.
> >>
> >> Maybe it is worth resetting the simulator state:
> >> Quit any instances of Xcode and iOS simulator, and execute this in the
> >> terminal:
> >>
> >> sudo killall -9 com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService
> >>
> >> Then:
> >> - Open the Simulator from Xcode (Launch Xcode 10.1, go to Xcode's menubar
> >> and choose
> >> Xcode -> Open Developer Tool -> Simulator)
> >> - Wait until the simulator fully loads, until it shows the device's Home
> >> screen
> >> If you change device by clicking on the Simulator's app menubar
> >> (Hardware -> Device -> iOS 12.1 -> <device_name> ) - again, wait until
> >> the
> >> new simulator device fully loads, until it shows the device's Home screen
> >> - Now go back to LiveCode and test again
> >>
> >> Fingers crossed :)
> >>
> >> Panos
> >> --
> >>
> >> On Mon, 25 Nov 2019 at 21:43, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
> >> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> When I run a test on the iOS simulator, it will not respond to either
> >>> clicks/taps or keyboard entry. Basically, it's inert. I've tried several
> >>> different hardware devices, all with the same results.
> >>>
> >>> A Google search seems to show that this is a bug in the simulator when
> >>> running under Mojave, and works again if run in Catalina. I can't update
> >>> to Catalina yet because several apps I rely on will not run there.
> >>>
> >>> I'm using LC 9.5.1 (rc1), XCode 10.1, on Mojave. Has anyone seen this,
> >>> and if so, have a workaround?
> >>>
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> >>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> >>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
> >>>
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