On Screen Keyboard

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Are you using Boxee or XBMC?
Boxee

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. I don't know if the MyTouch is able to have an on screen keyboard, but
the app does not allow the G1 to use one.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Typing on the screen.

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by anvylmu...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2009 at 5:21

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Try to press and hold the menu button.  It works on the hero and Galaxy 
according to
this link at the bottom.

http://code.google.com/p/boxeeremote/wiki/UsingBoxeeRemote

Original comment by chrisonl...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2009 at 3:14

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Yes, please add the on screen keyboard functionality!

Original comment by simon.ec...@gmail.com on 15 Feb 2010 at 5:31

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Original comment by cemetery...@gmail.com on 25 Feb 2010 at 2:46

• Changed state: Accepted

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I have a proof of concept for this running on my phone. I'll post a patch once 
it's gone 
through some initial testing.

Original comment by cemetery...@gmail.com on 27 Feb 2010 at 12:06

• Changed state: Started
• Added labels: Component-UI, Type-Enhancement, Usability
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

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Here's a patch that addresses this issue. The keyboard seems to work and sends 
all
its commands to Boxee.

I think it's worth discussing the UI here. Does it make sense to start the 
keyboard
using a Menu item (as I did here) vs with some other button, perhaps on the main
screen. I'd like to hear some opinions on this.

Apply the patch to the trunk (R68) like this:

svn checkout https://boxeeremote.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ workingcopy
cd workingcopy/
patch -p0 -i path/to/patch.diff

If someone wants an .apk package I can generate one if requested.

Original comment by cemetery...@gmail.com on 27 Feb 2010 at 2:13

Attachments:

• patch.diff
• menu.png
• keyboard.png

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Thanks Mark, it runs nicely on my HTC Magic running Android 2.2.1 (... and 
thanks to Mark Chatham for the app :) )

Original comment by michael....@gmail.com on 23 Apr 2011 at 11:41

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... and meant to add that I think providing access to the keyboard via a menu 
item is fine - I think that's probably the best way to do it.

Original comment by michael....@gmail.com on 23 Apr 2011 at 11:46