Using split screen keyboard in Symbian Anna and beyond

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Afaq.haider17 - Using split screen keyboard in Symbian Anna and beyond

Dear Mr Digital Surgeon,

while wondring through the net with my problem that i am facing with my C7-00 Symbian Anna v024.001, i have came to your article. i wish if you could help me.

1 month ago i purchased Nokia C7-00 (i cannot remember the preinstalled firmware version.) while scrolling through the features it aksed to update software via pc suite. that i did.

then i got Symbian Anna V024.001, and again it installed other symbian anna updates.

i had a split screen text input for typing reply through conversations, in both the preinstalled os and in symbian anna update, untill i had to reset my fone using *#7370#. when i did that all was ok but the split screen for conversational reply was not there. now it only gives me a small row space to type my reply.

is there any way i can get that split screen back ?

looking forward for your reply,

Afaq Haider

i.afaq_haider17@yahoo.com

afaq.haider17 10:04, 22 September 2011 (EEST)

Hamishwillee - @digitalsurgeon

Hi digitalsurgeon

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Regards

Hamish

hamishwillee 04:54, 23 September 2011 (EEST)

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This article explains how to use split screen keyboard in Symbian Anna.

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Created: digitalsurgeon (01 Sep 2011)

Last edited: hamishwillee (23 Sep 2011)

Introduction

Starting from Anna, symbian supports split screen virtual keyboard. Lets see how to use it.

For the CEikEdwin based controls on which you want to enable the split screen keyboard, you need to set this flag: EAknEditorFlagEnablePartialScreen. Either through the resource files, or SetAknEditorFlags function.

SetAknEditorFlags( AknEditorFlags() | EAknEditorFlagEnablePartialScreen );

It is defined like so in eikon.hrh file:

#define EAknEditorFlagEnablePartialScreen             0x200000
#define EAknEditorFlagLaunchPenInputAutomatic         0x400000

EAknEditorFlagLaunchPenInputAutomatic makes the control open the keyboard automatically without user tapping on it. Handy.

Now how do you detect the keyboard is opened or closed ?

Simple.

In your AppUi or in your CCoeControl based class implement HandleResourceChange function.

void MyContainer::HandleResourceChange(TInt aType)
{
 // handle there events:
const TInt KAknSplitInputUiOpen = 0x2001E2C2;  // split screen vkb opened, layout controls
const TInt KAknSplitInputUiClose = 0x2001E2C3; // split screen vkb closed, layout controls
}

digitalsurgeon 14:33, 1 September 2011 (EEST)