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
>>     
>
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