[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] VirtualKeyboard service/API

[From: Antonio Gomes]

otherwise, there is no way to force it Pop UP manually ?

regards


On 1/20/06, Antonio Gomes <tonikitoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 1/18/06, Aaron Levinson <alevinsn at aracnet.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Aaron,
>
> One possibility is to use gdk_window_foreign_new() to wrap the native
> > window in a GdkWindow object.
>
>
> Maybe I can jump this first step, once I already have a GtkWidget the
> wraps mozilla guts the make easier called GtkMozEmbed, provided by the
> mozilla embedding API. Make sense for you ?
>
>
> > Then, after creating a GtkIMMulticontext,
> > you could try using gtk_im_context_set_client_window() with the new
> > GdkWindow object.  You'll want to listen for key-press and key-release
> > signals (hard to do without a GtkWidget, but you should be able to
> > handle
> > this by listening for these signals on the HildonApp widget), and when
> > you
> > get these signals you can route them to the GtkIMContext that you
> > created
> > earlier if appropriate.  Also, look for other e-mails regarding input
> > methods in the archives for this e-mail list.  Maybe this will work,
> > although I'm not too hopeful.  You might also consider creating a
> > special
> > GtkWidget class that can wrap an arbitrary GdkWindow.  I would have
> > suggested the GtkPlug class, but GtkPlug widgets are top-level widgets,
> > which won't work here.
>
>
>
> Please note that the virtual keyboard is provided in the form of a GTK
> > input method, and you'll basically need to use the standard GTK
> > mechanisms
> > for working with input methods if you want to use it.
>
>
> but I'm already using Vb successfully and there is no synchronising
> between the rendered HTML forms and the Kb ... (focus in -> pop up vk /
> focus out -> vk gets down).
>
> many thanks
>
>
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I'm wondering how I can get the Virtual Keyboard service to
> > synchronize with
> > > non GTK_Widgets (like HTML forms on mozilla-webpages) ?
> > >
> > > Actually, I have some methods already implemented regarding this, and
> > I just
> > > need communication with VK side (from APIs or whatever). Is there is
> > any API
> > > to use it, or GTK mask/hide it in its guts ?
> >
> >
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