Yes there is a special instructions field already in the ordering system (visible during ecommerce checkout) so you could just use that for the receipt message.
Ray Christopher L wrote: > The handlers are in pos/src/.../pos/screen/NumericKeypad.java. It should > show you how to add buttons and tie events to them. I believe you can see > the dialog in action from a button on the main POS page. > > My thinking was to have the numeric dialog pop when you touch an edit box. > The dialog then returns the appropriate number back to the edit box. That > would make the dialogs easy to add through a click event on the edit box. It > also means you don't have to redesign screens around QWERTY and a numeric > keypad, as these can take up a LOT of screen space. With a dialog, you can > also have consistent positioning for the keyboard dialog, increasing speed of > entry. > > That said, I'm not a UI guy. > > I would love a comments section on the receipt. There could be something > usable in the framework already. I don't know if there is a "comments" > section during checkout in ofbiz, but it's not an uncommon feature in many > online storefronts, so it may also be in ofbiz. If so, it would likely be > pretty easy to add a dialog to fill the field and print on the receipt. > > Christopher > > >> Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 23:37:05 -0400 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: user@ofbiz.apache.org >> Subject: pos screen question >> >> Jacques....Or anyone that may know! >> >> If I wanted to add a numeric keyboard, or alpha numaric keyboard (qwerty >> keyboard) to that screen, so I don't have to include a physical keyboard, >> how would I add that? >> >> Here is what I've tried. I took a quick minute to add the entries of >> /pos/includes/numeric.xml to /pos/includes/savesale.xml I tried clicking >> in the bar where the text is, and enter a number or two...but the input >> obviously goes somewhere else. How would I go about adding numbers and/or >> alpha numeric buttons to a random screen? >> >> I'm looking at also adding the ability to use some sort of button to add a >> text based area to the "receipt" dialog so that servers can add custom >> requests to the order. I know I'll have to do a bit of modifying for this, >> but with a bit of help, I'd love to add this to the main trunk. I think >> people would get great benefit from this. >> >> Comments? Help? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Branden Strickland >> > >