Why does not work TaifunTools1.SchowKeyboard?

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Hello,

in my project I am using Taifun's Tools Extension.

I am using the TaifunTools1.SchowKeyboard block but without any success.
On the first picture there is the U++ clickable image:

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When one tap on it then as shown in the next picture appeares two text boxes and the focus getting on the first text box as shown on the pictore bellow.
At this moment it should appeares the soft keyboard but it does not shown.
Why?
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Why does not work TaifunTools1.SchowKeyboard in my project?

Equiv_Ratio_Solver.aia (286.5 KB)

Best, Pál

2

keyboard appears just fine here.

Are you testing with an emulator that prevents the soft keyboard from showing up ?

If you give a textbox focus, you should not need to call Show Keyboard, it should automatically happen.

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Not for me. The TextBox should display the following parameters when positioned in an AbsoluteArrangement(yours doesn't):

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@Pal_Csanyi So replace the Textbox with a new one and try again. As @TIMAI2 said, the keyboard opens automatically when you touch the Textbox.

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I apologise for not being clear enough!

I thought it was clear when using the TaifunTools1.ShowKeyboard block that the keyboard should automatically appear as soon as the text box comes into focus without one having to touch the text box.

The keyboard should appear automatically because I used the
call Text Box.RequestFocus
block before the
TaifunTools1.ShowKeyboard
block.

See the image below!

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My text Box has already the top and left positions properties, se bellow:

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By the way (not related to this), I noticed that these top and left properties only appear on the right, in the Properties window, if I move the text box a bit.

5

I believe you need a clock timer

image

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6

That's right, and that seems a bit strange to me, since I can only query the actual position (coordinates) via blocks.

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Thank you all for help!

I am using MIT App Inventor 2's AI Companion to test my project.

The images bellow shows my final solution:

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This way I get focused the Text Box and can to start typing right away on the soft keyboard my inputs into it.