Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Tip of the Day: Customizing ROSK for R:BASE Mobile Applications Product.: R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (32/64) Build...: 9.5.4.30430 or higher www.rupdates.com Keywords: ROSK, PROPERTY Section.: PROPERTY Commands, Designing Applications for Tablet PCs
The R:BASE On-Screen Keyboard (ROSK) is a visual keyboard displayed on the screen that allows users to type and enter data, instead of relying on a physical keyboard. With all standard keys displayed, users can select keys using the mouse or another pointing device. The PROPERTY command can used to customize the R:BASE On-Screen Keyboard button font color, button background color, button edge, background color, screen location, and window caption. Using R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (32/64), the R:BASE On-Screen Keyboard (ROSK) is accessible using the following methods: 01. Hot Keys: Pressing the [Ctrl]+[Alt]+K key combination 02. Database Explorer | Main Menu | Utilities | On-Screen Keyboard 03. Using the PROPERTY command: PROPERTY ROSK SHOW 'TRUE' Did you know that you can provide a Numeric-Only Keyboard, disable any number of keys, change the caption, and specify a custom hot key to display or hide the keyboard? Using the latest version and build of R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 (9.5.4.30430) or higher, you can provide a Numeric-Only Keyboard, disable any number of keys, change the caption, and specify a custom hot key to display or hide the keyboard as follows: -- Example 01 (To display a Numeric-Only R:BASE On-Screen Keyboard) PROPERTY ROSK SHOW 'TRUE' PROPERTY ROSK TYPE NUMPAD -- Example 02 (To display the Alpha-Numeric R:BASE On-Screen Keyboard) PROPERTY ROSK SHOW 'TRUE' PROPERTY ROSK TYPE ALPHA For complete details and implementing R:BASE On-Screen Keyboard (ROSK) for your R:BASE mobile applications running on Tablet PCs and/or Touch-Screens, refer to: From The Edge: http://www.razzak.com/fte/ Topic: Using the R:BASE On-Screen Keyboard (ROSK) in R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 Have fun designing and implementing R:BASE applications for Tablet PCs and Touch-Screens running MS Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 (Professional). Very Best R:egards, Razzak. www.rbase.com www.facebook.com/rbase -- 31 years of continuous innovation! 16 Years of R:BASE Technologies, Inc. making R:BASE what it is today! --
