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Using the EDIT command on NGAGE (s60)

3 replies · 1,970 views · Started 30 May 2004

WHen i try to enter a string on my phone alle keys produce numbers,but no
letters , i also dont know wich key corresponds to enter for the EDIT command on my phone.

Press the key '#' to switch between edit modes ("123", "Abc.", "abc", "ABC"😉.

If you installed a program called WildSkiz, which is not intended for the N-Gage, it seems to have a "feature" that makes it possible to only type numbers. Disable it, and uninstall it. For more about it, use http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/forum/search.php and look for existing posts about it.

You might also want to read the User's Guide that you got with the phone. If you no longer have it, download a copy from http://www.n-gage.com/

[QUOTE=N/A]Press the key '#' to switch between edit modes ("123", "Abc.", "abc", "ABC"😉.

Allthough i appreciate you help,this was not a question like how must i use my phone. The problem only occurs in a newly written OPL program using the EDIT command. Pushing the #button just displays a # onscreen.
never heard of wildskiz and i dont have it installed.

Hi Dirk!

The EDIT command doesn't work on the actual OPL version 0.30. It's still an alpha release and the implementation of the FEP (Front End Processor) isn't complete... EDIT accepts only the input of the characters but you can't confirm the entered numbers, because the Series 60 phones don't have an 'enter' key (it works with a Series 60 emulator on the PC). If you want to realize text input on a Series 60 device with OPL you'll have to wait for a new release of the OPL runtime which solves the FEP issues and/or supports dialogs or you can mimic text input within the event loop of an OPL program. E.g. one keypress on 1 displays an 'a', 2 keypresses in a certain timespan an 'b'..., graphic commands to mimic dialogs... This would be quite complicated, but not impossible 😊

Greetings Martin