HTML + JAVASCRIPT CUSTOM TEXT CONTROL

Question

Hi,

I'm looking at creating a custom text control for a windows store app and would like to launch the onscreen keyboard with the same sort of behaviour as a standard text box.

According to this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465404.aspx and what I have read elsewhere its not possible to invoke this progromatically, however it appears from here: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Touch-keyboard-sample-43532fda#content  that it's possible to create a custom control in C# and XAML that allows the OS to detect when the keyboard is available and invoke it accordingly.

I've had a bit of a play in JS without success and before I go completely down a dead end I was wondering if its possible in JS and HTML to create a custom control that invokes the keyboard in the same fashion as a text control?

Answer 1

The article you referenced contains advice for creating a custom control with HTML:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh465404.aspx#setting_the_right_accessibility_properties

In general, you need to use ARIA properties on your custom control to indicate it's a text field.

Thanks,

Anil

Answer 2

Hi,

Please refer to the example at: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/SemanticZoom-for-custom-4749edab#content.

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Answer 3

Thanks Anil,

That relies on the ContentEditable to be true, how about if I want to listen for keyboard events myself? I guess I can use content editable but over ride its text input.