Support for next/prev/done bar for native keyboards - Needed

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#1

I have entered a feature request for this here: http://feedback.coronalabs.com/forums/188732-corona-sdk-feature-requests-feedback/suggestions/5483146-support-for-next-previous-done-bar-for-native-keyb

This is a reasonably small thing to implement (time wise) but would be an absolutely huge time saver for business apps. (Please see attached screenshot for reference of what I am talking about)

Currently if you want to handle this in Corona you have to put your own bar at the top of the screen and add the buttons to handle this yourself. That works but looks ugly and out of place. You can’t place it on top of the keyboard yourself because we have no way of determining the keyboards height.

Corona, any chance of us getting this? This would be an absolute killer feature to have for native keyboards and save a shedload of time.

Thanks!

PS: Corona business dev’s, please vote up the feature request if you want to see this happen too!

#2

Great idea. Chance of seeing the daylight? Very little. Will vote it up though for what its worth. 

#3

We currently give you the ability to change the return button to “Next”, “Done”, and other return key types…

   http://docs.coronalabs.com/daily/api/type/TextField/setReturnKey.html

It’s not quite what you’re asking for, but it’s the next closest thing.  Plus, using Next/Done buttons for the Return key is the standard way of handling multiple text fields on Android.  If you create a Calendar event on an Android device, then you can see what I mean here.  The only gotcha that I’m aware of is that the 1st generation Kindle Fire’s virtual keyboard does not support a “Done” key.  That’s just the way Amazon made it.  In fact, many Android device manufacturers provide their own virtual keyboards and may not always follow the rules so-to-speak, but usually they always provide a Next/Done button since it is so commonly used.

Anyways, I hope this helps!

#4

Hey Josh. I am using this on Android yeah. IIRC Android also shows a done button for the numeric keyboard so thats fine. This is more of a problem on iOS, but having said that, if Android also supports the same next/prev/done bar then it would be great to have on both platforms.

Thanks

#5

Great idea. Chance of seeing the daylight? Very little. Will vote it up though for what its worth. 

#6

We currently give you the ability to change the return button to “Next”, “Done”, and other return key types…

   http://docs.coronalabs.com/daily/api/type/TextField/setReturnKey.html

It’s not quite what you’re asking for, but it’s the next closest thing.  Plus, using Next/Done buttons for the Return key is the standard way of handling multiple text fields on Android.  If you create a Calendar event on an Android device, then you can see what I mean here.  The only gotcha that I’m aware of is that the 1st generation Kindle Fire’s virtual keyboard does not support a “Done” key.  That’s just the way Amazon made it.  In fact, many Android device manufacturers provide their own virtual keyboards and may not always follow the rules so-to-speak, but usually they always provide a Next/Done button since it is so commonly used.

Anyways, I hope this helps!

#7

Hey Josh. I am using this on Android yeah. IIRC Android also shows a done button for the numeric keyboard so thats fine. This is more of a problem on iOS, but having said that, if Android also supports the same next/prev/done bar then it would be great to have on both platforms.

Thanks