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#31 Post by digitsoft »

Thanks Roger
Look at the changes that I made to the Touch Keyboard
Gracais for your help.
What you can do is put in blue the position that the Cursor has in the Get
The rest works for me. Great.
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What you can do is put in blue the position that the Cursor has in the Get
I will have to figure out how to do this.
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Yes, and use the cursors up and down
I could not do
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What you can do is put in blue the position that the Cursor has in the Get
I will have to figure out how to do this.
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digitsoft wrote:Yes, and use the cursors up and down
I could not do
rdonnay wrote:
What you can do is put in blue the position that the Cursor has in the Get
I will have to figure out how to do this.
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#35 Post by rdonnay »

Here is a better way to create the keyboard, using an array table to define all the buttons.

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nRow := 0
// Row 1
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, 0, '!', '1',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '@','2',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '#','3',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '$','4',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '%','5',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '^','6',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '&&','7',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '*','8',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '(','9',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, ')','0',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '_','-',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '+','=',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'Del','Del',xbeK_BS, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )
// Row 2
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, nKeySize/2, 'Q','q',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'W','w',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'E','e',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'R','r',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'T','t',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'Y','y',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'U','u',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'I','i',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'O','o',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'P','p',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '{','[',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '}',']',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '|','\',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
// Row 3
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, nKeySize, 'A','a',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'S','s',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'D','d',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'F','f',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'G','g',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'H','h',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'J','j',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'K','k',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'L','l',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, ':',';;',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '"',"'",, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '@',"@",, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
// Row 4
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, nKeySize*1.5, 'Z','z',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'X','x',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'C','c',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'V','v',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'B','b',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'N','n',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'M','m',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '<',',',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '>','.',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '?','/',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'Enter','Enter',xbeK_ENTER, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )
// Row 5
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, 0, 'Caps','Caps',{||::isCapsLock:=!::isCapsLock,DC_GetRefresh(GetList)}, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, ' ',' ',, nKeySize*10.6, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '.COM','.com',, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )

FOR i := 1 TO Len(aButtons)
  @ aButtons[i,1], aButtons[i,2] DCPUSHBUTTONXP ;
     CAPTION _CaptionBlock(aButtons[i],self) ;
     SIZE aButtons[i,6], aButtons[i,7] ;
     ACTION _ActionBlock(aButtons[i],self,GetList) ;
     CONFIG ::buttonConfig
NEXT

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STATIC FUNCTION _CaptionBlock( aButton, self )

RETURN {||iif( ::isCapsLock,aButton[3],aButton[4])}

* ----------

STATIC FUNCTION _ActionBlock( aButton, self, GetList )

IF Empty(aButton[5])
  RETURN {||::accum(aButton[4],aButton[3],GetList)}
ELSEIF Valtype(aButton[5]) == 'B'
  RETURN aButton[5]
ENDIF
RETURN {||::accum(Chr(aButton[5]),Chr(aButton[5]),GetList)}
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#36 Post by digitsoft »

hello Roger
I can use it with CAPTIONARRAY
rdonnay wrote:Here is a better way to create the keyboard, using an array table to define all the buttons.

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nRow := 0
// Row 1
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, 0, '!', '1',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '@','2',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '#','3',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '$','4',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '%','5',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '^','6',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '&&','7',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '*','8',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '(','9',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, ')','0',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '_','-',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '+','=',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'Del','Del',xbeK_BS, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )
// Row 2
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, nKeySize/2, 'Q','q',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'W','w',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'E','e',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'R','r',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'T','t',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'Y','y',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'U','u',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'I','i',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'O','o',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'P','p',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '{','[',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '}',']',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '|','\',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
// Row 3
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, nKeySize, 'A','a',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'S','s',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'D','d',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'F','f',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'G','g',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'H','h',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'J','j',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'K','k',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'L','l',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, ':',';;',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '"',"'",, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '@',"@",, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
// Row 4
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, nKeySize*1.5, 'Z','z',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'X','x',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'C','c',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'V','v',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'B','b',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'N','n',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'M','m',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '<',',',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '>','.',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '?','/',, nKeySize, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, 'Enter','Enter',xbeK_ENTER, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )
// Row 5
nRow += nKeySize + nSpace
AAdd( aButtons, { nRow, 0, 'Caps','Caps',{||::isCapsLock:=!::isCapsLock,DC_GetRefresh(GetList)}, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, ' ',' ',, nKeySize*10.6, nKeySize } )
AAdd( aButtons, { DCGUI_ROW, DCGUI_COL+nSpace, '.COM','.com',, nKeySize*2, nKeySize } )

FOR i := 1 TO Len(aButtons)
  @ aButtons[i,1], aButtons[i,2] DCPUSHBUTTONXP ;
     CAPTION _CaptionBlock(aButtons[i],self) ;
     SIZE aButtons[i,6], aButtons[i,7] ;
     ACTION _ActionBlock(aButtons[i],self,GetList) ;
     CONFIG ::buttonConfig
NEXT

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STATIC FUNCTION _CaptionBlock( aButton, self )

RETURN {||iif( ::isCapsLock,aButton[3],aButton[4])}

* ----------

STATIC FUNCTION _ActionBlock( aButton, self, GetList )

IF Empty(aButton[5])
  RETURN {||::accum(aButton[4],aButton[3],GetList)}
ELSEIF Valtype(aButton[5]) == 'B'
  RETURN aButton[5]
ENDIF
RETURN {||::accum(Chr(aButton[5]),Chr(aButton[5]),GetList)}
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#37 Post by rdonnay »

I can use it with CAPTIONARRAY
Yes
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#38 Post by digitsoft »

Thanks Roger
I already solved the problem with CaptionArray
rdonnay wrote:
I can use it with CAPTIONARRAY
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#39 Post by rdonnay »

Here is how I solved the problem with showing the cursor in BLUE.

First, I create a DCSAY object in the target screen:

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@ 1,0 DCSAY '|' SAYSIZE 0 OBJECT ::getCursor ;
   FONT '14.Lucida Console Bold' COLOR BD_BLUE, BD_BLUE
Then I make the OSK:getCursor point to the target screen ::getCursor:

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DCREAD GUI FIT TITLE 'New Driver Application' ;
   MODAL TO lStatus OPTIONS GetOptions SETAPPWINDOW ;
   HANDLER ::TouchHandler REFERENCE oOsk ;
   EVAL {|o|DC_CenterObject(o,AppDeskTop()),;
            o:setPos({o:currentPos()[1],o:currentPos()[2]-30}), ;
            o:show(), ;
            oOsk:targetXbp := oGet1, ;
            oOsk:getCursor := ::getCursor, ;  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
            SetAppFocus(oGet1)}
Then I added 3 lines of code to the Accum method of TouchKeyboard:

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 METHOD TouchKeyboard:Accum( cKey, cCapsKey )

LOCAL cBuffer, i, nPos

IF ::isCapsLock .AND. !Empty(cCapsKey)
  cKey := cCapsKey
ENDIF

::targetXbp:updated := .T.
FOR i := 1 TO Len(cKey)
  ::targetXbp:keyboard(Asc(cKey[i]))
NEXT

IF ::targetXbp:isDerivedFrom('DC_XbpGet')
   cBuffer := Transform ( ::targetXbp:Get:Buffer, IIf(::targetXbp:Picture==NIL, "", ::targetXbp:picture) )
   ::targetXbp:Get:_assign( )
   ::targetXbp:SetEditBuffer( cBuffer )
ENDIF

<<<<<<<<<<<<<
::getCursor:show()
::getCursor:setParent(::targetXbp)
::getCursor:setPos({((::targetXbp:get:pos-1)*16)+2,0})
>>>>>>>>>>>>>

IF Asc(cKey) == xbeK_ENTER
  SetAppFocus(::targetXbp)
  PostAppEvent(xbeP_Keyboard,xbeK_ENTER,,::targetXbp)
ENDIF

Sleep(1)

RETURN nil
You will need to calculate the positioning of ::getCursor in your DCGET object based on the font used for your gets.
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#40 Post by digitsoft »

Thanks Roger
I finished making the changes to the attached Touch Keyboard, I sent him an image, already integrated into my software for tablet
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