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Thread Listbox Funnies on IOS
Thu, May 10 2012 4:33 PMPermanent Link

Mark Brooks

Slikware

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Hi All,

Making some excellent progress with EWB. My requirement is for a suite of apps that provide a front end to a bespoke server which happens to support a nice REST API using JSON. So, EWB is a very nice fit.

One funny I've noticed, however, relates to using a TListbox within the IOS version of Safari. The items are not shown until you click on the TLIstbox. They are then shown in an IOS popup. This applies to iPhone and iPad. The TListbox works perfectly in all of the "desktop" browsers that I've tried (Safari, IE8+, Chrome, Firefox).

What gives?

Thanks
Mark
Fri, May 11 2012 12:58 PMPermanent Link

Tim Young [Elevate Software]

Elevate Software, Inc.

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Email timyoung@elevatesoft.com

Mark,

<< One funny I've noticed, however, relates to using a TListbox within the
IOS version of Safari. The items are not shown until you click on the
TLIstbox. They are then shown in an IOS popup. This applies to iPhone and
iPad. The TListbox works perfectly in all of the "desktop" browsers that
I've tried (Safari, IE8+, Chrome, Firefox). >>

This is an iOS-specific issue.  I've got to write a custom TListBox control
in order to work around this, and this is "on the list" but not completed
yet.  I would recommend using the TGrid or skipping the list box altogether
on iOS for now.

If you need something specific for the TGrid in order to emulate a list box,
let me know.

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com
Fri, May 11 2012 5:07 PMPermanent Link

Mark Brooks

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"Tim Young [Elevate Software]" wrote:

Mark,

<< One funny I've noticed, however, relates to using a TListbox within the
IOS version of Safari. The items are not shown until you click on the
TLIstbox. They are then shown in an IOS popup. This applies to iPhone and
iPad. The TListbox works perfectly in all of the "desktop" browsers that
I've tried (Safari, IE8+, Chrome, Firefox). >>

This is an iOS-specific issue.  I've got to write a custom TListBox control
in order to work around this, and this is "on the list" but not completed
yet.  I would recommend using the TGrid or skipping the list box altogether
on iOS for now.

If you need something specific for the TGrid in order to emulate a list box,
let me know.

Understood Tim.

I'll go with the grid for now. Should be fine.

Thanks.
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