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lkuech · 2007-06-15, 09:37

@d-fader: The next version of my Worldmap plugin will come with a sms text insertion as well. I managed that be replacing the virtualkeyboard dynamically with my own one. Additionally this keyboard is placeable by changing his location property.

If you are interested I can send you the file and a short code sample how to use it. In this way our plugins will act the same way.

The implementation is not absolutely perfect right now but seems to work well. There is also another slight change: the cursor left does is the backspace key as long as it is not required for key button navigation. The same is with the cursor up key which toggles the shift mode.

Bye
Lars

d-fader · 2007-06-15, 09:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by lkuech

If you are interested I can send you the file and a short code sample how to use it. In this way our plugins will act the same way.

Thanks, I appreciate that. Maybe it's a good idea to inform the core developers of MP that the virtual keyboard should support SMS styled input, so everywhere the SMS input can be used (something that should've worked from the start

)

For now, I would like to see/use your code, feel free to e-mail me!

lkuech · 2007-06-15, 11:18

Ok. Just send me a PM with your email address. With the forum internal email function i am not able to attach files.

Bye
Lars

The_Stig · 2007-06-15, 11:35

That's the spirit we need guys!!! Keep it up!

rtv · 2007-06-15, 11:58

Great stuff - I'd be very interested in a good working SMS style input, too. This would be very handy to improve the tve3's scheduler screen and adding tag/artist-radio streams to last.fm

lkuech · 2007-06-15, 12:29

Just "pm" me your email address and I will send the file. Under the line it is still the normal virtualkeyboard just with some "enhancements". That means it uses still the same skin files and so on...

For normal keyboard use it does not change much because it reacts only on the REMOTE_0 ... REMOTE_9 actions.

But we are getting offtopic...

Bye
Lars

lkuech · 2007-06-15, 17:23

Well,

I forgot to mention that there is a small disadvantage by using the Remote_0 to Remote_9 actions... Some default remote mappings do not use this actions (at least my X10 default setting was wrong) they use the keyboard mapping instead . That means that users will have to change there remote mappings.

What kind of remote do you use? I interested how other remotes look like (i.e. the MCE)

Bye
Lars

d-fader · 2007-06-15, 18:48

Lars, I received your mail and built it in already. Can't test it though, since I'm on the bus atm, going to watch pirates 3 in the cinema, lol... Will check if it works tonight, I have an MCE remote.

Hold on for results

rsbrux · 2007-06-16, 08:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by lkuech

There is also another slight change: the cursor left does is the backspace key as long as it is not required for key button navigation. The same is with the cursor up key which toggles the shift mode.
Lars

@lkuech
The MCE remote has a "Clear" key which functions as backspace in Windows MCE.
This prevents interference with the cursor keys. Can you support this key/function?

THDBASED · 2007-06-16, 10:40

Small comment on the new onscreen keyboard, while you are changing the way it works could one of you also have a go with changing the look of the keyboard.
Keep up the good work!

p.s.: Or even better make it skinable...

2007-06-15, 09:37	#11 (permalink)
lkuech Portal Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hamburg Age: 35 Posts: 573 Thanks: 32 Thanked 49 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	@d-fader: The next version of my Worldmap plugin will come with a sms text insertion as well. I managed that be replacing the virtualkeyboard dynamically with my own one. Additionally this keyboard is placeable by changing his location property. If you are interested I can send you the file and a short code sample how to use it. In this way our plugins will act the same way. The implementation is not absolutely perfect right now but seems to work well. There is also another slight change: the cursor left does is the backspace key as long as it is not required for key button navigation. The same is with the cursor up key which toggles the shift mode. Bye Lars __________________ Using a wide screen and tired of changing the aspect ratio via remote all the time? Use the ViewModeSwitcher Plugin and everything is working automatically. Are you able to find your home in MediaPortal? Yes you are! With the WorldMap plugin!

2007-06-15, 11:18	#13 (permalink)
lkuech Portal Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hamburg Age: 35 Posts: 573 Thanks: 32 Thanked 49 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	Ok. Just send me a PM with your email address. With the forum internal email function i am not able to attach files. Bye Lars __________________ Using a wide screen and tired of changing the aspect ratio via remote all the time? Use the ViewModeSwitcher Plugin and everything is working automatically. Are you able to find your home in MediaPortal? Yes you are! With the WorldMap plugin!

2007-06-15, 11:35	#14 (permalink)
The_Stig Portal Tester Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 722 Thanks: 19 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My System	That's the spirit we need guys!!! Keep it up! __________________ Some say he works as a tester for Team Mediaportal and some say that he smells bugs, even before they are written into the Code. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

2007-06-15, 11:58	#15 (permalink)
rtv Portal Developer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Osnabruck Posts: 2,696 Thanks: 120 Thanked 126 Times in 87 Posts Country: My System	Great stuff - I'd be very interested in a good working SMS style input, too. This would be very handy to improve the tve3's scheduler screen and adding tag/artist-radio streams to last.fm __________________

2007-06-15, 12:29	#16 (permalink)
lkuech Portal Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hamburg Age: 35 Posts: 573 Thanks: 32 Thanked 49 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	Just "pm" me your email address and I will send the file. Under the line it is still the normal virtualkeyboard just with some "enhancements". That means it uses still the same skin files and so on... For normal keyboard use it does not change much because it reacts only on the REMOTE_0 ... REMOTE_9 actions. But we are getting offtopic... Bye Lars __________________ Using a wide screen and tired of changing the aspect ratio via remote all the time? Use the ViewModeSwitcher Plugin and everything is working automatically. Are you able to find your home in MediaPortal? Yes you are! With the WorldMap plugin! Last edited by lkuech; 2007-06-15 at 12:32.

2007-06-15, 17:23	#17 (permalink)
lkuech Portal Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hamburg Age: 35 Posts: 573 Thanks: 32 Thanked 49 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	Well, I forgot to mention that there is a small disadvantage by using the Remote_0 to Remote_9 actions... Some default remote mappings do not use this actions (at least my X10 default setting was wrong) they use the keyboard mapping instead . That means that users will have to change there remote mappings. What kind of remote do you use? I interested how other remotes look like (i.e. the MCE) Bye Lars __________________ Using a wide screen and tired of changing the aspect ratio via remote all the time? Use the ViewModeSwitcher Plugin and everything is working automatically. Are you able to find your home in MediaPortal? Yes you are! With the WorldMap plugin!

2007-06-15, 18:48	#18 (permalink)
d-fader Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: I live in Purmerend, a small town just above Amsterdam (Netherlands) Age: 28 Posts: 55 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts Country: My System	Lars, I received your mail and built it in already. Can't test it though, since I'm on the bus atm, going to watch pirates 3 in the cinema, lol... Will check if it works tonight, I have an MCE remote. Hold on for results Last edited by d-fader; 2007-06-15 at 19:39.

2007-06-16, 10:40	#20 (permalink)
THDBASED Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 466 Thanks: 66 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Small comment on the new onscreen keyboard, while you are changing the way it works could one of you also have a go with changing the look of the keyboard. Keep up the good work! p.s.: Or even better make it skinable...

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