How to change a mobile device keyboard on the Slipstream engine?

[lstein]

I have a requirement that on a mobile device if an input field is numeric the numeric keyboard is provided to the user instead of the regular text keyboard. Previously we would do this by modifying the HTML code in ITSMobile for each input field by changing the input type from text to number but in Personas Slipstream Engine i can't modify the HTML code. That being said i was wondering if there was another way of changing the keyboard in the Slipstream engine?

[kmagons · Accepted solution]

Hi Lucas,

This is how you can do it in Slipstream Engine:

1) Create new flavor

2) Select the input that you would like to have the virtual numerical keyboard to pop-up

3) Open the Advanced Properties editor and look for the inputType property

4) Chose the Number from the dropdown

The mobile browsers should now open the numerical virtual keyboard when users tap on the input

Hope, that helps!

Krists Magons

SAP Screen Personas Dev Team

[lstein]

The slipstream engine is not currently capable of changing the keyboard.

[eedens]

I believe there is an option to set a field as numerical:

I'm not certain if this will change the keyboard however, since it relies on the device to recognize that field.

[calisap]

Hello Lucas,

do you have any update, if it is now possible?

I have also the requirement

Thanks

Carlos

[tamas_hoznek]

There is a control property to designate a field to be numeric. If set, the numeric keyboard will be automatically offered.