A editable PopUp Dialog Box

Audio and Graphics
#1

Hi,

I am looking for a way to create a popup dialog box, where a user can enter text (isEditable).

The closest way i found is using the “newTextField()”, but not shown as a popup box.

Anyone knows whether this is possible ?

Thanks

#2

You can not use the native popup like that.

You can make you own custom popup. If you are using Storyboard, create a scene that looks like your popup with newTextField  etc. When a popup is to be shown load it as an overlay. 

#3

Thanks jon. It works, but I have a problem removing the overlay.

I tried “purgeScene()” and also “removeScene()” after keying in the text field, but it does not remove the overlay scene.

The only way i found to remove it is to call “gotoScene()”. But the problem with calling “gotoScene()” is that it removes the older scene (which called the overlay scene).

Any ideas on this ?

#4

You can use storyboard.hideOverlay() and any open overlay will be closed. Or do you mean how to remove from memory?

#5

Thanks! That worked. I couldn’t really get the SDK explaination on this.

#6

You can not use the native popup like that.

You can make you own custom popup. If you are using Storyboard, create a scene that looks like your popup with newTextField  etc. When a popup is to be shown load it as an overlay. 

#7

Thanks jon. It works, but I have a problem removing the overlay.

I tried “purgeScene()” and also “removeScene()” after keying in the text field, but it does not remove the overlay scene.

The only way i found to remove it is to call “gotoScene()”. But the problem with calling “gotoScene()” is that it removes the older scene (which called the overlay scene).

Any ideas on this ?

#8

You can use storyboard.hideOverlay() and any open overlay will be closed. Or do you mean how to remove from memory?

#9

Thanks! That worked. I couldn’t really get the SDK explaination on this.

#10

works fine but is there a way to reduce the size of the overlay … i.e. it should not completely overlap my previous scene !!!

#11

I hope you are using composer (instead of the old storyboard).

To create a proper overlay, please read this : http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/composer/showOverlay.html

You can draw anything like a normal scene (page), but it will act as an overlay (will be shown above the current scene)

#12

yeah I’m using composer … so it seems I’ll have to use a Image then !!! anyways thnx :slight_smile:

#13

works fine but is there a way to reduce the size of the overlay … i.e. it should not completely overlap my previous scene !!!

#14

I hope you are using composer (instead of the old storyboard).

To create a proper overlay, please read this : http://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/composer/showOverlay.html

You can draw anything like a normal scene (page), but it will act as an overlay (will be shown above the current scene)

#15

yeah I’m using composer … so it seems I’ll have to use a Image then !!! anyways thnx :slight_smile: