SIPVisible (Function)

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"Enable the keyboard in edit"
Keyboard icon for the Mobile Device (Pocket PC)
Managing errors
ARM v4T processors (and compatible processors)
Operating mode in GO mode and at run time

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SIPVisible (Function)

In french: ClavierVisible

Used to:

find out whether the current keyboard is visible (enabled for the "Transcriber" keyboard).
make the keyboard visible (enabled for the "Transcriber" keyboard).

Versions 16 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

In Android, you only have the ability to make the keyboard visible or not.

New in version 16

This function is now available for Android applications.

In Android, you only have the ability to make the keyboard visible or not.

This function is now available for Android applications.

In Android, you only have the ability to make the keyboard visible or not.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

In iOS, you only have the ability to make a keyboard invisible.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

In iOS, you only have the ability to make a keyboard invisible.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

In iOS, you only have the ability to make a keyboard invisible.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

// -- Entry process of control
// Retrieve the list of available keyboards
KeyboardType is string
KeyboardType = SIPList()
IF Position(KeyboardType, "Transcriber") <> 0 THEN
// Select the "Transcriber" keyboard
SIPMode("Transcriber")
// Enable the selected keyboard
SIPVisible(True)
END

// -- Exit process of edit control
// Is the keyboard currently used enabled?
IF SIPVisible() = True THEN
// Disable the keyboard currently used
SIPVisible(False)
END

Syntax

Making the current keyboard visible Hide the details

<Result> = SIPVisible(<Visible/Invisible>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the current keyboard was visible before the call to this function,
False otherwise. If the mobile device is using an external keyboard, the function may not be available and it may return False.
Versions 16 and later
<Result> is always set to True.
New in version 16
<Result> is always set to True.
<Result> is always set to True.

<Visible/Invisible>: Boolean

True to make the current keyboard visible,
False to make the current keyboard invisible.
Versions 17 and later
You only have the ability to make the keyboard invisible. Only False can be used for this parameter.
New in version 17
You only have the ability to make the keyboard invisible. Only False can be used for this parameter.
You only have the ability to make the keyboard invisible. Only False can be used for this parameter.

Finding out whether the current keyboard is visible Hide the details

<Result> = SIPVisible()

<Result>: Boolean

True if the current keyboard is visible,
False otherwise. If the mobile device uses an external keyboard, the function may not be available and it may return False.

Remarks

"Enable the keyboard in edit"

The option "Enable the keyboard in edit" ("Details" tab of the edit control description window) automatically makes the current keyboard visible when the control is in edit mode.

Keyboard icon for the Mobile Device (Pocket PC)

The icon representing the Mobile Device keyboard (

for example) allows you to manage the use of keyboard.

Managing errors

Caution: SIPVisible returns no error code. To find out whether an error was generated by this function, use the ErrorOccurred variable. To know the error details, use ErrorInfo.

ARM v4T processors (and compatible processors)

SIPVisible cannot be used on a Mobile Device equipped with an ARM v4T processor (or with a compatible processor).

Operating mode in GO mode and at run time

In GO mode (simulation on the development computer), a WLanguage error is generated during the call to SIPVisible.

The differences between GO mode (simulator) and real use are presented in Differences between GO mode and real use.

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