[Patch request]enable SYM key in enyo on webOS <3.x

[gizmo21]

SYM key does not work on enyo apps using webOS 2.x (perhaps 1.x).

confirmed by ben @ hp...
Twitter

@unwiredben Ben Combee
@DataJog This is true. Sym key was handled by Mojo framework, not WebKit. Enyo would need patching to also handle it.

and:
https://developer.palm.com/distribut...864d8f6#p97498

Is there a way anyone could patch this?

It's most annoying for Pre2 (2.1) users in countries using special characters like germany where the often used umlauts can't be entered SYM+aous, this changed for Pre3 (or perhaps it's cause of 2.2) where the Umlauts are entered by OPT+auos

Shouldn't it be possible to press SYM in all apps and get the whole symbols menu to choose from?

[Abyssul]

Doesn't work in 2.2.4 either. I just tested.

[gizmo21]

Twitter

@unwiredben Ben Combee:
@ahel76 @webosinternals The workaround is porting the Sym-handling code from Mojo to Enyo and providing a patch to the added-to-ROM version.

Sounds not that easy... HP fix this....

[gizmo21]

anybody on this?
enyo is opensourced now, can anybody patch version 1.0 and enable SYM handling via patch?

[Herrie]

Originally Posted by gizmo21

Twitter


Sounds not that easy... HP fix this....

Should not be THAT difficult. I'll have a look when I got time

[Grabber5.0]

There's a bit more to it. There's a topic on the webOS developer forums where it's discussed in some detail.

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

[gizmo21]

so what about enyo2 and openwebos?

any progress there?

Forums webOS • View topic - Will HP fix the Enyo problems on webOS phones? - https://developer.palm.com/distribut...?f=109&t=19611

[Herrie]

so what about enyo2 and openwebos?

any progress there?

Forums webOS • View topic - Will HP fix the Enyo problems on webOS phones? - https://developer.palm.com/distribut...?f=109&t=19611

Seems like a workaround/solution is given there to make it work on Enyo? Did anyone try that?


-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

[gizmo21]

Anyone tried to enter our favorites phone real name Prē into an ENYO app on phones? Or any other symbol not reachable via OPT-key? Not possible? Oh it is

Just put the file symenyo.js (in this post) into the root of an enyo app and add

"symenyo.js",

to the depends.js in that directory
Luna restart could be needed.

Then you get i nice lil Symbol window where you can choose your favourite Umlauts...

Works with ENYO1 apps.

Works nearly(check here) on ENYO2 apps :
remove this in front of the code (we know we have a Phone on webos2)
var hacks_deviceInfo = enyo.fetchDeviceInfo();
var hacks_isPhone = hacks_deviceInfo.platformVersionMajor <= 2;
And remove the If (hacks_isPhone) { and the closing }

You'll get a popping up sym dialog on ENYO2 Memos.
Only pasting the symbols does not work on Enyo2 as it seems a Mojo function is called.
But that should be taken care of more advanced enyo hackers.


All of the heavy lift work was already done and there on ALL webos 2 phones.
The code here is just a cool hack by yeye77 and pc-world to adress those functions easily.

Come on Palm you could have at least given this to us with HP Maps (btw. is working too).

Some draw backs on this hack solution (which could have been fixed by Palm):
https://github.com/enyojs/enyo-1.0/pull/12
like:
-The symbol keyboard that pops up by calling "showAltChar" on a service is not nearly as mature as the Mojo one was. I.e. you can't press keys to jump to a section or to immediately write e.g. umlauts.
-When pressing the key combination for screenshots (opt+sym+P), the symbol keyboard pops up

Ah well fileupload suæ via webos so here is a pastebin of symenyo.js (one to build them all):
[JavaScript] symenyo.js - Pastebin.com
or
[JavaScript] symenyo.js 2 - Pastebin.com

[gizmo21]

Enyo2:




HP Maps, not that any uses it now after 72ka's google maps

[gizmo21]

Btw. i tried at first to fix the whole framework on phone by entering code into enyo-build.js but i failed., So I kicked that idea before wrecking the core OS.

As no one knows the sideeffects of that code, it could be better to have devs or users implement those small fixes for themselfs.

Any dev willing to try it on their Enyo-apps?

[DataJog]

Thanks for this gizmo! Will get it into DataJog.

[pcworld]

As gizmo21 asked me to look into getting this working on Enyo 2 (I'm the one who put the Enyo 1 hack together), here is a working script for Enyo 2:

document.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
	if (event.keyCode === 17) {
		window.hacks_symKeyTarget = event.target;
		new PalmServiceBridge().call("palm://com.palm.applicationManager/launch", "{\"id\": \"com.palm.systemui\", \"params\": {\"action\": \"showAltChar\"}}");
	}
});
window.hacks_sendFakeKey = function(type, charCode) {
	var e = document.createEvent("Events");
	e.initEvent(type, true, true);

	e.keyCode = charCode;
	e.charCode = charCode;
	e.which = charCode;

	window.hacks_symKeyTarget.dispatchEvent(e);
	return e;
};

if (!window.Mojo)
	window.Mojo = {};
window.Mojo.relaunch = function(event) {
	var altCharSelected = JSON.parse(PalmSystem.launchParams).altCharSelected;
	if (!altCharSelected) {
		return false;
	}

	var selection, newEvent, charCode;
	// Put the text into the editable element
	selection = window.getSelection();
	// make sure there are any available range to index as
	// getRangeAt does not protect against that
	if (selection && selection.rangeCount > 0 && selection.getRangeAt(0)) {
		document.execCommand("insertText", true, altCharSelected);
	}

	// Fire off our fake events
	charCode = altCharSelected.charCodeAt(0);
	window.hacks_sendFakeKey("keydown", charCode);
	window.hacks_sendFakeKey("keypress", charCode);
	window.hacks_sendFakeKey("keyup", charCode);
	//Event.stop(event);
};

Note that you should include this code only for webOS devices.

Originally Posted by gizmo21

Come on Palm you could have at least given this to us with HP Maps (btw. is working too).

Enyo already shipped on webOS 2.2.4 devices before the Enyo maps app for phones was released.

Originally Posted by gizmo21

Btw. i tried at first to fix the whole framework on phone by entering code into enyo-build.js but i failed., So I kicked that idea before wrecking the core OS.

Adding this code to the minified Enyo script should work as a patch.

Originally Posted by gizmo21

Any dev willing to try it on their Enyo-apps?

I've been using this hack for 9 months now in my app QuickChat.

[gizmo21]

Originally Posted by pcworld

As gizmo21 asked me to look into getting this working on Enyo 2 (I'm the one who put the Enyo 1 hack together), here is a working script for Enyo 2:

Note that you should include this code only for webOS devices.


I've been using this hack for 9 months now in my app QuickChat.

Great thanks a lot pcworld. And good to know it is tested a long time.

I already tried the new one in TravelCost V2 Pro (Enyo2 app in AppCatalog) and it's working

[gizmo21]

So if an enyo 1/2 does nothing when you press SYM-key on webOS phones you can fix this app on your phone by
1. copying the appropriate .js-file (files attached) to the root of the app into
/media/cryptofs/apps/usr/palm/applications/<app-id>/

2. link to the correct .js in one of the following files by opening with Internals Pro (set to unix linebreaks):

ENYO1-app: /media/cryptofs/apps/usr/palm/applications/<app-id>/depends.js

enyo.depends {
...
"symenyo.js",
...
};

ENYO2-app: /media/cryptofs/apps/usr/palm/applications/<app-id>/index.html

...
<head>
...


<script src="symenyo2.js"></script>
</head>
...

If you are a cross-plattform app developer, think about implenting the code with an if condition for os/device/webosversion in front of it, so only webos phone will activate that code. View the whole thread for more info, screenshots and sources. Enyo2 devs can also use the new https://github.com/webOS-ports/webos-lib

NOTE:
symenyo.js is for Enyo1 apps

symenyo2.js is for Enyo2 apps

[Jason Robitaille]

Sweet, thx pcworld. Hope ya don't mind if I add this to an upcoming build of webOSExt

[Herrie]

Sweet, thx pcworld. Hope ya don't mind if I add this to an upcoming build of webOSExt

That would be great, so it's at a central location!


-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

[michel_ng]

Tested it with Maps, and seems to work very well. But not actually using Maps because of HB Google Maps there Sym-key working out of the box!

[gizmo21]

App-List:

Quick Chat for Facebook - available (pcworld: "I've been using this hack for 9 months now in my app")
DataJog - "upcoming version" (DataJog: "Will get it into DataJog")
Travel Cost Pro V2 - "upcoming version" (st@eding: "Is added, works good")

[pretoo]

Originally Posted by gizmo21

So if an enyo 1/2 does nothing when you press SYM-key you can fix this app on your phone by
1. copying the appropriate .js-file (files attached) to the root of the app into
/media/cryptofs/app/urs/applications/<app-id>/

2. link to the correct .js in one of the following files by opening with Internals Pro (set to unix linebreaks):

ENYO1-app: /media/cryptofs/app/urs/applications/<app-id>/depends.js

enyo.depends {
...
"symenyo.js",
...
};

ENYO2-app: /media/cryptofs/app/urs/applications/<app-id>/index.html

...
<head>
...


<script src="symenyo2.js"></script>
</head>
...

NOTE:
symenyo.js is for Enyo1 apps

symenyo2.js is for Enyo2 apps

Hi there!
I'm not really familiar with this thread (I'm at work right now, so I have to avoid getting cought on reading forum)but I'm familiar with the NEED of SYM Key functionality.

I have a few questions:
1. The path:

(/media/cryptofs/app/urs/applications/<app-id>/depends.js)
for me the path is similar up to /media/cryptofs/ then there is no app/ but apps/
If I need to track down <app-id> I have to go to
/media/cryptofs/apps/usr/palm/applications/

Am I missing something obvious?
Maybe I need to create dirs/files where needed?
Some hint would be great.

2.What if there's no 'depends.js' or 'index.html' file?

I was trying to make SYM Key work for 'Picsel Smart Office' as alternate characters are crucial in my native lenguage.
I failed 'couse: 1. the path is different, 2. there's no file ('depends.js' or 'index.html')to edit.
Is there a way to patch PSO to work with SYM Key?

Best regards
-pretoo-

EDIT:
I have found that something in my memory is ringing a bell.
Now I remember:
"PSO is a PDK app (i.e is written in C/C++). The SYM key works only in SDK apps (i.e. written in JS using Mojo or Mojo 2)." as isagar2004 was pointing in this thread -> Custom Special Characters
This is not going to solve my problem, but answers at least one of my questions.
Oh, well.
-p-