"David Kendall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> I got most of the way through adding Palm/Stowaway keyboard support to my
> app when I realized that PalmOS doesn't support it. For example, I can pop
> up lists or activate the menu, but they don't respond to keyboard input.
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> If not, it seems to me that one should be able to write a LstPopupList
(etc)
> replacement with keyboard support and stick the code in a shared library,
> then patch those functions so that the keyboard magically works.
>
> This seems so obvious that I'm convinced I'm missing something. Has anyone
> seen this done already? Sureley people aren't just adding list and menu
> replacements into their apps?
The biggest problem is that PalmOS doesn't have a concept of control focus
except for fields (and gadgets, if you implement it yourself). Without
that, its tough to do much.
ThinkOutside has a SDK on their site now with suggestions for enhancing
keyboard control. They suggest ways to implement focus shifting, using
visual cues, although I'm thinking it might be a bit awkward.
There is also LaptopHack:
http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=94064020001205053031&p
rodID=8672. This enables lots of the Palm UI from the keyboard.
--
Ben Combee
Veriprise Wireless <http://www.veriprise.com>
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