[mythtv-users] stupid input question

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/14/2008 09:14 AM, Josh White wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
>   
>> On 11/13/2008 09:42 PM, Josh White wrote:
>>     
>>> I'm running mythbuntu 8.10, and lately I've been going though my video
>>> collection, trying to clean up the metadata, etc. and I've noticed a
>>> minor annoyance.  When I try to enter numerical values, I get a prompt
>>> like I'm texting on a cell phone with a 9 digit pad.  For example,
>>> when I want to type the number "1" into a field (like if I were trying
>>> to name a rip from a 2 DVD title "[name of title] Disc 1") I'm
>>> propmted with "[_X%?.-()1]" and I have to press "1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1" to
>>> enter "1" in the field. It doesn't come up all that often, but if
>>> there were a way to turn that off, I would do so.  I imagine this
>>> functionality exists to aid those that use only a remote control for
>>> input, but that's not the case with me.  I found the setting to turn
>>> off the "virutal keyboard" which I thought may take care of the
>>> problem, but no dice.  Has anyone else experienced this and "fixed" it
>>> as I hope to do?
>>>       
>> In many places where the cell-phone-like text input exists, you can also
>> hit Enter to get the pop-up keyboard, then can type normally with your
>> keyboard.  (However, there may be some places where this doesn't work.)
> yes, I'm aware of that, but I'd like to be able to type normally, with my
> keyboard, without looking at a "virtual keyboard" that does nothing in this
> case but prevent the input window from assuming I have a remote control in
> my hand.

Then don't look.  Look at the keyboard you're using to type.  Ignore the 
pop up keyboard.  Re-theme the pop-up keyboard so it's blank (and 
possibly even transparent).

>    Is there a way to make it so all input windows assume I have a
> full qwerty keyboard, all the time?
>   

Is it so hard to hit one extra key?  If so, consider how much harder it 
is to write /and/ test all the code that needs to change things 
throughout all of Myth.

Now, choose which to do--hit an Enter/Space or write the code.

> I found another problem last night, when trying to enter my zip code in the
> mythweather plugin, I was unable to do so, because apparently, "0" (as in
> zero) cannot be typed (my zip code is 14850, and when I searched for
> "Ithaca, NY" I got nothing).  I saw the same problem in mythvideo, when I
> tried to label an HD recording I was experimenting with "[file name] -
> 1080P" and I couldn't input "0" again.  I imagine this all has to do with
> the same problem I mentioned in my original post.  Is there a switch
> someplace that can be set to change the input window behavior?  I realize
> there may not be a golobal setting, since my questions span two different
> plugins, but if there's any way to improve upon this, I'd be interested.

Already explained by someone else.  But, anyway, don't worry, 0.22 is 
going to be very different.

Mike