Could have a series of characters as images or text where each character
would POST to the server indicating the character event and return with the
same page changing the destination text field to include the appended
character.
This technique would be slow, not to mention expensive due to the roundtrip
and html load each time a character is pressed. Think typing with the
keypad has got to be faster.
I created a virtual keyboard (client-side) for another device recently.
Unfortunately my code won't be useful without javascript. I wouldn't even
think of doing it server side as sketched above due to the time and expense
(packet charges).
JS
E-Publishing Group
> -----Original Message-----
> From: keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net
> [mailto:keitai-l-bounce@appelsiini.net]On Behalf Of Nick May
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 8:53 PM
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) virtual keyboard....
>
>
> This is a general coding question - but an answer would be useful to
> all....
>
> Can anyone think of a way to create a virtual qwerty keyboard on screen
> that would use *entirely server side resources*?
>
> One would twiddle the pointer knob and click to select the letter one
> wanted.... a LOT faster than the keypad for typing e-mail in English..
> (with the phone on its side would be best)
>
> Easy enough with javascript, easy enough with java - but neither are
> available to the client.
>
> regards Nick
>
> (Hush! Don't mention it to Amazon - they will try and patent the "one
> click keyboard")
>
>
>
Received on Thu Oct 5 15:05:39 2000