2009-11-01, 05:28
dear devs (especially jonathan),
i was very happy once someone introduced the <navigatevirtualkeyboard> setting into as.xml. nowadays the tag is gone, and a setting is in the gui instead "Remote control sends keyboard presses". So far, so good, but that one doesn't behave like the old tag setting.
an example:
given situation: scraping for a movie that doesn't exist, so the virtual keyboard comes up, asking you to type in the movie name.
1. old behaviour: <navigatevirtualkeyboard>true</navigatevirtualkeyboard> in as.xml
i am able to either use my standard keyboard to delete the current name and type in a new one, or browse with the arrow keys in the virtual keyboard. additionally i could use my remote for the task, using the assigned arrow buttons and the ok button.
2. new behaviour: "Remote control sends keyboard presses" ACTIVE:
i can remove the existing name with my standard keyboard, but i am NOT able to use my standard keyboard to type in a new name. i can NOT move around in the virtual keyboard with my standard keyboard. ALL has to be done with the remote here.
3. new behaviour: "Remote control sends keyboard presses" DEACTIVATED:
i am able to use my standard keyboard to move in the text field, remove the given name and type in a new one. i am NOT able to move around in the virtual keyboard at all, neither with standard keyboard nor with the remote.
(old behaviour tested with 22516, new one with 24001)
summary: please bring back the old behaviour
i was very happy once someone introduced the <navigatevirtualkeyboard> setting into as.xml. nowadays the tag is gone, and a setting is in the gui instead "Remote control sends keyboard presses". So far, so good, but that one doesn't behave like the old tag setting.
an example:
given situation: scraping for a movie that doesn't exist, so the virtual keyboard comes up, asking you to type in the movie name.
1. old behaviour: <navigatevirtualkeyboard>true</navigatevirtualkeyboard> in as.xml
i am able to either use my standard keyboard to delete the current name and type in a new one, or browse with the arrow keys in the virtual keyboard. additionally i could use my remote for the task, using the assigned arrow buttons and the ok button.
2. new behaviour: "Remote control sends keyboard presses" ACTIVE:
i can remove the existing name with my standard keyboard, but i am NOT able to use my standard keyboard to type in a new name. i can NOT move around in the virtual keyboard with my standard keyboard. ALL has to be done with the remote here.
3. new behaviour: "Remote control sends keyboard presses" DEACTIVATED:
i am able to use my standard keyboard to move in the text field, remove the given name and type in a new one. i am NOT able to move around in the virtual keyboard at all, neither with standard keyboard nor with the remote.
(old behaviour tested with 22516, new one with 24001)
summary: please bring back the old behaviour