How to modify a form-field?

[giapage]

Hello,
i've created a simple form:

f1=appuifw.Form([(u'Type: ','text'),(u'Lat: ','text'),(u'Long : ','text'),(u'Time: ','text')],appuifw.FFormViewModeOnly)
f1[0].setText("Default_type")
f1.execute()

in oder to modify the content of the 1st field in the form, but i've got the error:
"AttributeError: 'tuple' object has not attribute text".
Why?
Isn't it a "text field"?
Please, help me.
Thank you

[bogdan.galiceanu]

Hello,
i've created a simple form:

f1=appuifw.Form([(u'Type: ','text'),(u'Lat: ','text'),(u'Long : ','text'),(u'Time: ','text')],appuifw.FFormViewModeOnly)
f1[0].setText("Default_type")
f1.execute()

in oder to modify the content of the 1st field in the form, but i've got the error:
"AttributeError: 'tuple' object has not attribute text".
Why?
Isn't it a "text field"?
Please, help me.
Thank you

OK, so the error is "'tuple' object has no attribute setText". That's because you are trying to change the text in f1's first element, which is a tuple, not a text field, or any kind of field for that matter.

I suggest you do something like this:

x="Type"

f1=appuifw.Form([(u'%s: ' % x,'text'),(u'Lat: ','text'),(u'Long : ','text'),(u'Time: ','text')],appuifw.FFormViewModeOnly)
x="Default_type"
f1.execute()

[giapage]

It seems that i solved the problem using:

f1[0]=(u'Type: ','text',u'myText')
f1.execute()

but now the problem is that the function that upload the value in the form is a thread.
If i use execute() i have always to click on menu "Back" and it's quite annoying. Is there another way to make the update of value not depending on the user click?
Thank you

[gaba88]

hi giapage

sorry to say can u make your problem bit more clear to the forum. so we can help you more.
thanks

[giapage]

hi giapage

sorry to say can u make your problem bit more clear to the forum. so we can help you more.
thanks

I've developed an application that get data from a GPS of N95 and everytime that it get new data i want to show the new value of latitude or longitude (for example) in the same form.
Is it possible to do something like this or should i use a canvas?

[gaba88]

hi giapage
the idea is nice. Its advisable to use canvas for this approach. If u want to use the form store the Data received from the GPS in a variable and use that variable to display it in the form.
i hope i got your question.
plz give a feedback.
best regards.

[giapage]

Hello gaba88,

hi giapage
the idea is nice. Its advisable to use canvas for this approach. If u want to use the form store the Data received from the GPS in a variable and use that variable to display it in the form.
i hope i got your question.
plz give a feedback.
best regards.

probably i'll use a canvas but sincerly i cannot understand how to use a variable to modify the value of the form fields.
Actually i have already that variable with is updated by the GPS value but what i don't know how to show the value of this variable on the form.
If i use:

f1[0]=(u'GPS data: ','text',gps_data_value)

it doesn't work.
I tried to modify it in:

f1[0]=(u'GPS data: ','text',gps_data_value)
f1.execute()

and in such case it works but before to update the form field-value i have to click on the menu "back"...and it's quite annoying!
I hope that you can help me

[gaba88]

hi giapage
really sorry that you are stuck up with your application.
I observed that the method i suggested you, you already have tried that are the values in the form not changing or you are getting an error.
waiting for your feedback

[JOM]

how to use a variable to modify the value of the form fields.
Actually i have already that variable which is updated by the GPS value but what i don't know how to show the value of this variable on the form.

You need to redraw the screen to show that variable value has been changed. Have you implemented for example redraw_callback for appuifw.Canvas? I don't think that changing the value of variable is enough to make screen upadte?

Wondering,

--jouni

[gaba88]

hi jouni
infact you are correct that by assigning variables its not possible to update the value and the method suggested by you is correct and already implemented what about changing the particular field in a form.
thanks

[giapage]

Hi guys.
Thank you for your advice.

You need to redraw the screen to show that variable value has been changed. Have you implemented for example redraw_callback for appuifw.Canvas? I don't think that changing the value of variable is enough to make screen upadte?

but i would like to remember that i was trying to use a Form instead of a Canvas. Is it possible to do something like "Redraw" even to a Form?
Sincerly now, i'm addressing toward use of canvas because at this point a think that it's not possible to do it by a Form but if it is, please let me know.
Bye

[JOM]

use a Form instead of a Canvas. Is it possible to do something like "Redraw" even to a Form?

Form is a dialog. As far as I know the only way to refresh a dialog is to execute() it. However if you have Canvas below it and call redraw_callback yourself, then it just might also force redraw of the dialog

Maybe you could do one more experiment: you now use flag "FFormViewModeOnly", which disables editing of form fields. What if you change to "FFormEditModeOnly" and allow editing? Any change?

In any case I still believe that for dialog screen update you have to close & execute - or switch to Canvas or Text. Dialog as app user interface is not really recommended (at Symbian C++ department).

Cheers,

--jouni

[gaba88]

hi giapage again
if you want to make a updated screen use canvas method. or try the execute() function of the dialog methods.
thanks