Support on-screen keyboard of cupcake

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I would like to see support for the on screen display of the cupcake build.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by killerf...@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2009 at 10:56

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*on screen keyboard I meant.

Original comment by killerf...@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2009 at 11:08

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Would be useful as a connectbot-specific controllable option, but users will 
need to 
be able to decide when, how, and if they want to use it with connectobot -- 
since it 
could easily get in the way.  Actually, even deciding how to best display it in 
connectbot for those who would want to enable it would seem non-trivial.

Original comment by lauren4...@gmail.com on 4 May 2009 at 3:44

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This is a critical issue for people with the HTC Magic. Not having onscreen 
keyboard
support is a show-stopper.

Original comment by jan.ae...@gmail.com on 7 May 2009 at 10:28

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@jan.aerts, I assume they are coming up soon with a new release that works with 
HTC
Magic as it works if you try latest apk. If you dont want to wait official 
release
unistall the one from Market and install latest build from this site. I 
installed
r221 and it worked on my HTC Magic. 

Original comment by jpkeis...@gmail.com on 7 May 2009 at 2:11

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It's in the works. If you download one of the latest releases, it's a little 
bit better.

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 7 May 2009 at 3:37

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Issue 143 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 7 May 2009 at 3:40

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Issue 142 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 7 May 2009 at 3:40

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Just a little question: Maybe I'm dumb, but even if I can make the virtual 
keyboard
to show up by pressing menu key for a long time, I don't know how to send the 
command
line I've just typed... Has anyone figured out how to do that yet?

PS: Sorry for the mistakes, English is *not* my first language.

Original comment by boisar...@gmail.com on 10 May 2009 at 1:48

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If you installed the Market version before the version that supports the 
software
keyboard, you'll have to do the following:

1. In Host List, select Menu and then go "Settings"
2. Scroll to "Rotation mode" and select
3. Select "Default"

That should make the screen be in Portrait mode which will present the keyboard.

I'm not sure why it doesn't behave the same in Landscape, but I'll look into it 
as
time allows.

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 10 May 2009 at 4:03

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I've installed this app just this morning, so unless there is some kind of delay
between french and american android Market, I think my version is up to date.

Once you've typed your command (ls for instance), how to you make the shell to
execute it ?

Original comment by boisar...@gmail.com on 10 May 2009 at 8:53

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I uninstalled the Market version and istalled the most recent revision of 
connectbot 
(five days ago, r221) and it works fairly well.

So, until they come out with a stable release with support for the Magic's 
virtual 
keyboard, the best thing for us is to uninstall the Market version and install 
the 
"unstable" revisions.

(thanks to the developers for this great and really essential app)

Original comment by samuel.p...@gmail.com on 10 May 2009 at 9:13

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The latest snapshot available on this wiki works just fine, thanks a lot for 
the tip!

And, of course, thanks to the devs, this is a really usefull app for anyone who 
runs
a server!

Original comment by boisar...@gmail.com on 11 May 2009 at 8:55

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I have installed the r236 version.
It works well with virtual keybord but screen is locked vertically.
It would be nice to set it horizontally, to have larger and lower keyboard, and
larger lines on screen.
Or maybe the search button could be used to make the virtual keyboard 
(dis)apparear ?
(In both horizontal and vertical configuration in my craziest dreams).

And thank you for this amazing app, it makes Android powerfull 

Original comment by geoffrey...@gmail.com on 22 May 2009 at 6:15

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You can set the rotation mode as referenced in Comment 10. Note that in the
horizontal configuration, very few lines are visible making it nearly unusable.

Conceivably one could make a new software keyboard that saves space, but it 
would do
so at the increased likelihood of typing errors because the keys would be very 
small.

Any discussion about it should probably take place on the ConnectBot-users 
mailing
list or on some other Android or Android input method related list since the new
software keyboard style wouldn't necessarily be part of ConnectBot.

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 22 May 2009 at 6:32

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thanks for the tip, didn't see it. But II cannot go to settings, the application
crashes when I try to go (I jsut noticed this).
But sometimes I open a ssh session in horizontal configuration. (don't know 
why).
IMO, if the search button where used to switch the keyboard on/off it would be 
great.

Original comment by geoffrey...@gmail.com on 22 May 2009 at 7:17

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Am I missing something obvious?  I've successfully compiled 236 and it runs 
fine in 
the emulator, and the soft keyboard appears for host info entry.  But after 
connecting to a host, nothing I do can make the soft keyboard appear in either 
orientation!  What's the trick?  Thanks.

Original comment by lauren4...@gmail.com on 27 May 2009 at 11:59

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Ah, I see.  Hmmm.  Not sure how this will work on connections brought up purely 
from 
certs -- no easy way to toggle the soft keyboard on or off...

Original comment by lauren4...@gmail.com on 28 May 2009 at 3:23

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On the htc touch, the soft keyboard will come up if you HOLD the menu button.  
But
you can't press enter.  Or, see what you're typing.

Original comment by digitalbitstream@gmail.com on 28 May 2009 at 4:59

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Is anyone using a bluetooth or usb keyboard with ConnectBot?  Could you post the
model number?

Original comment by digitalbitstream@gmail.com on 28 May 2009 at 5:17

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>Is anyone using a bluetooth or usb keyboard with ConnectBot?  Could you post 
the
model number?

this would be very convenient if it works! 

i'm really interested in this...

Original comment by mansonth...@gmail.com on 29 May 2009 at 2:24

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I've updated to the lastest version on android market and the virtual keyboard 
works
great !
Is it possible to send "TAB" with a virtual keyboard ?

Original comment by JeanMich...@gmail.com on 5 Jun 2009 at 2:46

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@developers: Great job! I got my Magic today, and the SSH app was one of the 
first 
things I searched for. Thanks for connectbot!

@all: Setting the rotate mode to "auto" did the trick for me.

@JeanMichael.Bea: I am using Ctrl-i (press trackball, then i ) for TAB. No idea 
of a 
better method.

@developers: I did the following.
1. logged in
2. changed to landscape by rotating my phone
3. navigated to the directory of choice
4. did "vi filename", but only saw two lines of the file
5. so, I rotated back to portrait. However, the number of lines on the display 
is now 
set to only 2 (or 3). Any suggestions on how to get it back to a larger number, 
now 
that I am back in portrait mode?

Original comment by animesh on 13 Jun 2009 at 11:28

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I tried r292 from this site and the keyboard works really well.

One request might be for the app to remember the terminal dimensions when 
they're set
by the user via the "Force Size" menu option.  I find setting the height to 8 
lines
to be necessary when in landscape orientation, and this is perfect for allowing 
room
for the keyboard.  At the mo, I need to reset the size every time I log in.

Minor issue though.

Original comment by andy.j.c...@googlemail.com on 15 Jun 2009 at 1:55

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I'll consider this closed. If any users still have features that were related to
comments in this thread but more specific than this issue title suggests, 
please open
new issues.

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 30 Jun 2009 at 9:21

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Vertical works fine with keyboard, but horizontal has a problem.  Your typed 
text
continues to scroll down under the keyboard.  You can's see what you are typing 
after
the first couple of lines, Vertical auto scrolls correctly however.

Thanks.

Original comment by 1.matt.h...@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2009 at 2:57