Web Browser Form Entry?

Jim Morris ml at e4net.com
Sat Jul 12 01:40:17 CEST 2008


I added keyboard as you suggested, but it didn't add anything to the panel, does that only work with 
the matchbox kbd?

Thanks

Alexander Syring wrote:
> Am Samstag, 12. Juli 2008 00:20:16 schrieb Jim Morris:
>> It seems form input does not bring up the keyboard, I have tried with the
>> default multi-tap and the same thing happens, try logging into m.gmail.com
>> for instance, there is no way to input the login credentials.
>>
>> Any other way to force a keyboard?
> 
> I have a symbol in my panel add the following to /etc/matchbox/session
> 
> matchbox-panel-2 --start-applets systray,startup \
>   --end-applets 
> openmoko-panel-clock,keyboard,openmoko-panel-battery,openmoko-panel-gsm,openmoko-panel-gps,openmoko-panel-usb,openmoko-p
> anel-bt,openmoko-panel-memory,openmoko-panel-wifi --titlebar &
> 
> after that you have to restart the x-server and look what's new ;-)
> 
>> Brian C wrote:
>>> Michael Kluge wrote:
>>>> Brian C schrieb:
>>>>> On FreeRunner 2007.2, I did:
>>>>> opkg install openmoko-browser2
>>>>> and also installed the full keyboard per instructions here:
>>>>> http://www.ginguppin.de/node/15
>>>>>
>>>>> Now I browse to Google or any site with a form entry box and I cannot
>>>>> figure out how to enter text into the form.  What am I missing?
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian
>>>> Did you see any error messages during the install of the new
>>>> keyboard*.ipk's? What image are you using? factory or
>>>>
>>>>       ScaredyCat? Already rebooted or restarted xserver?
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>> No error messages during install of the keyboard*.ipk's.  Using factory
>>> 2007.2 image.  Rebooted after install of keyboard and web browser was
>>> already installed, so to the extent a reboot could help, I've done one.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
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