04-03-2025, 11:26 PM
Added a hardware popup version to the 1st post.
Now I have to decide which one I want to further develop. It won't be both, because would be a PITA.
I'm leaning towards the more compact hardware popup. It's more straight forward, no messing with changing display order, etc.
My reservation of not wanting a hardware that must except text entries may be fading. I thought a couple of days ago I might just get around that problem by making the hardware input fields 'transparent' so it would once again be good ol' screen 0 input showing through. That thought reminded me of a time in the 5th grade when this overly pedantic kid got me inspired to hire him under contract to do practically nothing for a ton of perks in return. The rub was the contract was two sheets of paper, pressed tightly together, with signing boxes cut through the top sheet. He signed. I tore off the top page, crumbled it up, and showed him the page his signature ended up on. Hmmm... I wonder if he ever learned to code, since under signed contract, on the hidden page, he's my indentured servant until the year 2030, I should really give him a ring!
Pete
Now I have to decide which one I want to further develop. It won't be both, because would be a PITA.
I'm leaning towards the more compact hardware popup. It's more straight forward, no messing with changing display order, etc.
My reservation of not wanting a hardware that must except text entries may be fading. I thought a couple of days ago I might just get around that problem by making the hardware input fields 'transparent' so it would once again be good ol' screen 0 input showing through. That thought reminded me of a time in the 5th grade when this overly pedantic kid got me inspired to hire him under contract to do practically nothing for a ton of perks in return. The rub was the contract was two sheets of paper, pressed tightly together, with signing boxes cut through the top sheet. He signed. I tore off the top page, crumbled it up, and showed him the page his signature ended up on. Hmmm... I wonder if he ever learned to code, since under signed contract, on the hidden page, he's my indentured servant until the year 2030, I should really give him a ring!
Pete
Shoot first and shoot people who ask questions, later.