[Android] OnScreen Keyboard

Sean McNeil sean at mcneil.com
Thu Nov 27 07:14:22 CET 2008


Excellent. Then we can just include it within the image as it won't 
affect operations otherwise.

Rui Castro wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The keyboard is launched from the menu.
> Press Menu, all the the menus appear with a Keyboard item (except if 
> the activity/application overrides all the menu methods), click the 
> keyboard menu and the keyboard appears on screen; the bottom/left key 
> changes the position of the keyboard (bottom/top); the bottom/right 
> key hides the keyboard (clicking the keyboard menu when the keyboard 
> is on screen also hides it).
>
> I will be happy to, when the image is ready (with suspend working)!
>
> Rui
>
> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 4:08 AM, Sean McNeil <sean at mcneil.com 
> <mailto:sean at mcneil.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Rui,
>
>     Your images look really nice. Thanks for all that work! I have
>     planned to release a new image by Monday and will incorporate your
>     changes. One thing: is the keyboard always there or can it be
>     turned on/off? If always present, then perhaps we should make it a
>     package that can be optionally installed?
>
>     This will make a lot of people happy.
>
>     Cheers,
>     Sean
>
>     Rui Castro wrote:
>
>         Hi,
>
>         I implemented an OnScreen Keyboard in the Android framework.
>         It works with "all" applications and it's possible to answer
>         calls :)
>         I already uploaded the changes to Android repository, here
>         (http://review.source.android.com/4801) and here
>         (http://review.source.android.com/3087). I've tried to upload
>         all the changes at the same time, but something went wrong :)
>         I don't expect the changes to be merged in the android
>         official code because they are developing their own IMF and
>         also because my implementation is very simplistic, it's just
>         to be able to use Android until the IMF is ready.
>         I've attached some screenshots of the keyboard in several
>         applications running on the emulator.
>
>         Now, I just need someone (Sean/Brian) to create an image for
>         Neo :) Please hurry!!! :D
>
>         Rui Castro
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