Changes between Version 66 and Version 67 of Docs/825gen2/Dev/DeveloperNews

Timestamp:

06/10/25 07:57:50 (3 weeks ago)

Author:

Don Wilson

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Docs/825gen2/Dev/DeveloperNews

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 FORM_FLAG_POPUP can also be used for inputs FORM_UINTx, FORM_FLOAT, and FORM_DOUBLE to present a popup number pad keypad for numeric entry. FORM_FLAG_POPUP can be used for FORM_STR inputs to present a popup alphanumeric keypad for string input. 
 
-Inputs with FORM_FLAG_POPUP will appear similar to CFormButton with the shadow button outline. The default is for the prompt label to show above data item. The flag FORM_FLAG_POPUP_LEFT_PROMPT may be added to specify the prompt text to be left of the data item. The second CFormRect coordinate parameter can be CFormRect::zero for the popup keypad to automatically popup below the input field. The second CFormRect coordinate may be specified to designate where the keypad appears. 
+Inputs with FORM_FLAG_POPUP will appear similar to CFormButton with the shadow button outline. The default is for the prompt label to show above data item. The flag FORM_FLAG_POPUP_LEFT_PROMPT may be added to specify the prompt text to be left of the data item. The second CFormRect coordinate parameter can be CFormRect::zero for the popup keypad to automatically popup below the input field. The second CFormRect coordinate may be specified to designate where the keypad appears. A helper FORM_POPUP_LEFT_PROMPT combines both (FORM_FLAG_POPUP | FORM_FLAG_POPUP_LEFT_PROMPT).
 
-When a popup selection list or keypad is presented the display items will be slightly grayed except for the selected item and popup. Any touch outside of the popup will dismiss the popup and redraw the form.
+When a popup selection list or keypad is presented the display items will be slightly grayed except for the selected item and popup. Any touch outside of the popup will dismiss the popup and redraw the form. 
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+For input screens that may have several text inputs it is preferred to keep the keypad location at the bottom of the window. A small keypad with ESC and tab keys may be shown in this case to facilitate moving between fields.
 
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