7 Replies Latest reply: Oct 20, 2013 4:59 AM by Shylock74

Keyboard not shifting up interface in iOS

Shylock74 Sep 27, 2013 4:31 AM

Simple question: i have a (Flash) text field.

I use Flash 'cause text crashes on iOS 7.

I tap with the finger on the field so I can edit it.

If the field is down in the interface the iOS keyboard covers it and I cannot see what I'm typing.

I can catch the tap on a field, and if it's doen in the interface i can shift everything up.

I shift everything down if the user taps elsewhere.

But...

What if the user hides the keyboard?

How can I catch this?

Thanks.

1. Re: Keyboard not shifting up interface in iOS

Astraport2012 Sep 29, 2013 11:04 PM (in response to Shylock74)

The same
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2. Re: Keyboard not shifting up interface in iOS

Shylock74 Oct 9, 2013 1:55 PM (in response to Astraport2012)

And not just this.

If you use an editable text...
Well, the editable text is not changed, like there's a copy of the editable text.
There's no actually doable way to make the user ENTER a value?!?!
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3. Re: Keyboard not shifting up interface in iOS

Milky_au Oct 11, 2013 1:27 AM (in response to Shylock74)

Sorry your having issues...

I ended up making my own pull-up keyboard - with a few sprites and 26 little 'on mouseDown' keys

It works very well, and fast - I made it look just like the iPads keyboard.

I have different programs that use the keyboard in different ways -
Some move the flash text fields up, to fit in the keyboard, while others keep the keyboard on the screen and don't move any of the flash text fields.
(I prefer keeping the keyboad on the screen, as I don't really like the look of moving fields.)
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4. Re: Keyboard not shifting up interface in iOS

Shylock74 Oct 11, 2013 1:31 AM (in response to Milky_au)

First.
You're a crazy genius.

I thought about it for an app that needs just numers (and so a numeric pad).

Second
I don't know if it should be a winning step for every app: if you need to appear "serious" you have to do that in a very very smooth way.

Third
You're still a genius.
Can you show us a picture of it?
Just to have a little... "inspiration"...
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Milky_au Oct 11, 2013 6:42 AM (in response to Shylock74)

yes ok - I'll cut out my simple keyboard - and post it up here soon.
I'll make a little 'note pad' like app.
(give me a few days)
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6. Re: Keyboard not shifting up interface in iOS

Milky_au Oct 19, 2013 6:11 PM (in response to Milky_au)

Here is a link to a little keyboard dir
it's not much, and it needs loads more work - but it's a start.

http://wl.filegenie.com/~milky/NotePad_iPad.dir

It does not work right in director (under author mode) but it works ok as an iPad app

It uses nomal text - not fields and not flash!

And it uses the charPosToLoc() and pointToChar() functions - which are meant to not work?
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7. Re: Keyboard not shifting up interface in iOS

Shylock74 Oct 20, 2013 4:59 AM (in response to Milky_au)

HUGE and yet simple and elegant work!

First:
You desevre an A+

Second:
(my only perplexity) is that one: what if Apple tests this app and says that the graphic is not iOS 6/7 compliant?

I repeat: huge, simple, elegant, cool.

I did something like this to catch and simulate gestures like swipe up/down, single tap and long press because if you rely on them you fill some stack and the app crashes.
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