@Roger according to BZ, this appears to be fixed: http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=10410
@Jonathan if this is not the case, could you file a bug report so as we keep track of this issue? Best, Panos -- On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Roger Eller via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > This appears to be an old problem (2012). I don't know if there was ever a > solution. A best practice was to position any input fields in the top > third of the screen. I agree with the consensus that it should be handled > automatically, but it is not, obviously. > > https://www.mail-archive.com/use-livecode@lists.runrev.com/msg29602.html > > ~Roger > > > On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 6:46 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Hi Jacqueline, > > > > Sadly, that did not help. It received the KeyboardActivated message, and > I > > had it check the effective working screenrect both at that point and > again > > in a handler set to trigger a second later. They all return results as if > > the keyboard is not there. > > > > This is on a galaxy tab E, with the OS from 2015, so it might just be > that > > this tablet is not very good. However, I need the app to work on most > > android devices. > > > > When I get a more powerful machine, I might test a few of these things > > again. I can make it do different things depending whether a particular > OS > > resource is available. > > > > Thanks! > > > > J > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Aug 31, 2017, at 10:11 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > > What happens if you check the effective working screenrect in a > > keyboardActivated handler? > > > > > > -- > > > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > > > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > > > > > > > > > >> On August 31, 2017 8:04:45 PM Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> Actually, never mind, that cannot be it. > > >> > > >> I tried the follow script: > > >> > > >> on mouseUp > > >> > > >> create field "test height" > > >> > > >> select after field "test height" > > >> > > >> send getEWSR to me in 1 second > > >> > > >> end mouseUp > > >> > > >> on getEWSR > > >> > > >> answer the effective working screenrect > > >> > > >> delete field "test height" > > >> > > >> end getEWSR > > >> > > >> > > >> it still returns the same screenrect that I get without using "effect > > >> working", which is the screenrect of the device. > > >> > > >> > > >> Any other ideas? > > >> > > >>> On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 8:51 PM, <jonathandly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> A question for Mark Waddingham... > > >>> > > >>> Mark, in my app, in the place in question, the keyboard is activated > > by a > > >>> browser widget. Is it possible that this means it is not sending a > > signal > > >>> to LC to update the value of the effective working screen rect? > > >>> > > >>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > >>> > On Aug 31, 2017, at 8:27 PM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> > Yes - it makes me want to share whatever I can. > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > > >>> >>> On Aug 31, 2017, at 7:14 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < > > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >>> >>> > > >>> >>> On 08/31/2017 07:33 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote: > > >>> >>> Just a random comment - having the CTO of LC directly answer our > > >>> questions is an incredible benefit to LC developers. > > >>> >> > > >>> >> I also want to give a shout out to the supportive community here. > > This > > >>> is by far the best online community I've ever had the honor of being > a > > part > > >>> of. 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