[PATCH] Virtual Keyboard

[arif7193]

just bought my 1st webos device.webOS has been around for like 3 years already! how come devs have not come up wid a decent solution for VIRTUAL KEYBOARD!!?? its really awkward to slide out d physicalKB even to type a url in web browser! :-( is there any way to get a vkb on pre 3 just like the one in webOS 3.0???

[ShiftyAxel]

Originally Posted by arif7193

just bought my 1st webos device.webOS has been around for like 3 years already! how come devs have not come up wid a decent solution for VIRTUAL KEYBOARD!!?? its really awkward to slide out d physicalKB even to type a url in web browser! :-( is there any way to get a vkb on pre 3 just like the one in webOS 3.0???

I suggest you read the first post in this thread. This is the best VKB solution we have for 2.x at the moment, and stabilising it took a lot of hard work and trawling through machine code on the part of CvvB. Without the source, there's only so much the community can do, so until Open webOS gets released in September, this is as good as it gets. Sorry if the efforts of unpaid homebrewers aren't good enough for you, but that's how it is.

[MikeN68]

ShiftyAxel, bit harsh but understandable. Although I don't think the lack of a VKB should be leveled at devs (who do a fantastic 'job'), I would imagine most of the 'blame' lies with Palm/HP in not coding this from day one.
Personally however I'm more concerned with arif's grammar and the state of education!

[ShiftyAxel]

Perhaps I was a little short about it, but ignorance of the amount of effort that the community puts into webOS irks me. Especially given that they've been trying to get a decent VK working since the days of 1.4.5. We used to use a hacked Sym menu back then, in comparison this is luxury.

However with that out of the way, welcome to webOS Nation arif. Not everyone is as grumpy as I am

[arif7193]

@shiftaxle:i'm really sorry if i had sounded rude. I honor all webOS devs for the excellent work they are doing. Its not like i'm criticizing the devs, i was just curious why the vkb issue is not solved.

@MikeN68: i totally agree with you,its Palm's fault. :-) and btw..i dont think my grammar is that bad.

@both: Thanks for the warm welcome! :-)

[p41m3r]

Originally Posted by MikeN68

Personally however I'm more concerned with arif's grammar and the state of education!

I hope you're just joking. In the event that you're not, you'll be terribly sad in another decade or two when the newspeak of 'LOL' and 'OMG' and 'BFF' not just supplements, but totally replaces the standard lexicon. And that will be the result of education.

[arif7193]

as i'm new to webOS i dont know how to install this tweak. when i unzip the vkb.zip file i get a *.sh file. wat do i do from there?? can anyone help me with this.

update: its working now!! awesome work!! looking forward for a properly scaled version for Pre 3's screeen.

[michpo69]

Is there any patch for crash in horizontal view? and when I turn it when it's earlier in horizontal, it's just not working.

[arif7193]

Originally Posted by michpo69

Is there any patch for crash in horizontal view? and when I turn it when it's earlier in horizontal, it's just not working.

here is a tweak for auto rotate lock..
xwTweak 0.1.0 - Global Accelerometer Switch

the patch for installing on device menu doesnt work,but then the ipk works great.

[ShiftyAxel]

Originally Posted by michpo69

Is there any patch for crash in horizontal view? and when I turn it when it's earlier in horizontal, it's just not working.

Horizontal doesn't work, period. Probably won't until we get the source either, doing it in assembly seems like a lot of effort when you can wait a few months and do it in C.

[Fluff Blue]

Can you please change the gesture required? I'm a frequent user of the wave launcher, and now I can't use it.

[ShiftyAxel]

Originally Posted by Fluff Blue

Can you please change the gesture required? I'm a frequent user of the wave launcher, and now I can't use it.

Another case of it being too hard until we get the source.

[tl02008]

your attch: v1.1.4: VKB-1.1.4.zip &v1.1.5: VKB-1.1.5.zip
Cannot open!

[CvvB]

Originally Posted by ShiftyAxel

Horizontal doesn't work, period. Probably won't until we get the source either, doing it in assembly seems like a lot of effort when you can wait a few months and do it in C.

I was thinking about this, and I think we have to work to get this fixed. The OpenSource version is not the same as the current version of the Operating System. It will sure help so I can reverse engineer the whole thing much faster as I did with the Arabization solution for webOS. I hand modify all the library and I can go hardcore even much deeper in the Luna Manager. I am conducting many experiments to see if I can determine where the leak is. The redrawing is called asynchronously, damn.

Originally Posted by Fluff Blue

Can you please change the gesture required? I'm a frequent user of the wave launcher, and now I can't use it.

It is hard-coded into the program, I can never do anything to it. I can, however, change which gesture will it be tied to. But. that is way too much work and it is not worth it at the moment unless most members agree to "another" gesture. Keep in mind that I cannot invent a new gesture easily; it has to be one of the already used gestures.

I do have one or more ideas coming, I will investigate the feasibility before saying them out loud.

Originally Posted by tl02008

your attch: v1.1.4: VKB-1.1.4.zip &v1.1.5: VKB-1.1.5.zip
Cannot open!

It is working fine, I just tried them!

[njiki11]

ok I totally suck at this can someone tell me how to send file to device, run the patches, and run the linux codes. And what files do I need for this experiment. Sorry I just suck this and need help... Please respond ASAP

[ShiftyAxel]

Oho, exciting stuff! In terms of a gesture change, I think an option to rebind to the forward gesture would be good. The only app I can think of that uses that is the browser.

And I get the feeling that open webOS will have a VK as standard, since they've got one that works in 3.0.

@tl02008, try downloading the file on a computer and transferring it over by USB.

@njiki11, download and unzip the latest version of the script. Put it on your device via USB, then install wTerm from Preware. On first run it will ask you to setup a password, do so and keep it in mind. Then run 'su' (minus the quotation marks) and enter your password. Then, run 'cd /media/internal/' (presuming that's where you put the file) to move to your internal drive and run 'sh <script filename>'. Sorted.

[laingman]

Long press in the gesture area would be my preference. But one would have to remember to do it outside of the light bar area. No biggie

[carldc]

Originally Posted by laingman

Long press in the gesture area would be my preference. But one would have to remember to do it outside of the light bar area. No biggie

I'd support that. Wasn't the original virtual keyboard either a one finger double-tap or a two finger tap. I'd support either of those, too. Of course, I'm eternally grateful for all of the hard work of the devs here.

[laingman]

Originally Posted by carldc

I'd support that. Wasn't the original virtual keyboard either a one finger double-tap or a two finger tap. I'd support either of those, too. Of course, I'm eternally grateful for all of the hard work of the devs here.

Very grateful here too. Ready to donate when he's ready to accept

[CvvB]

Originally Posted by ShiftyAxel

Oho, exciting stuff! In terms of a gesture change, I think an option to rebind to the forward gesture would be good. The only app I can think of that uses that is the browser.

And I get the feeling that open webOS will have a VK as standard, since they've got one that works in 3.0.

Forward can be done as it is identified as a gesture in the SELECT clause. I was thinking of adding a piece of code to determine if the focus is at a Text field, then the Keyboard will show; otherwise, you will see the wave launcher.