TouchScreenInput.TouchScreenInput Class Reference

Create a TextBox with virtual keyboard for user Input. More...

Public Member Functions
def	__init__
def	bind_led_off_func
	To bind a function to turn off the LEDs If you want to be real fancy and provide a visual feedback using LED, bind a function to turn them off. More...
def	bind_led_on_func
	To bind a function to turn on the LEDs If you want to be real fancy and provide a visual feedback using LED, bind a function to turn them on. More...
def	update_textbox
	force an update to the text box You don't need to call this function in your program
def	redraw
	Draw the keyboard The keyboard could change based on shift/numeric modifiers, this function redraws when modifier is applied. More...
def	getInput
	Call this function to get input from the user. More...

Public Attributes
	scrn
	The screen where you will be drawing the dialog box you do not need to access this variable in your program.
	lm
	w

Static Public Attributes
	led_on_func = None
	led_off_func = None

Detailed Description

Create a TextBox with virtual keyboard for user Input.

Use in your program as:

from PiStorms import PiStorms
from TouchScreenInput import TouchScreenInput
...
psm = PiStorms()
textbox = TouchScreenInput(psm.screen)
userInput = textbox.getInput()
print str(userInput["response"])

Remarks

For example, see 04-KeyboardDemo.py

Member Function Documentation

def TouchScreenInput.TouchScreenInput.bind_led_off_func	(		self,
			func_name
	)

To bind a function to turn off the LEDs
If you want to be real fancy and provide a visual feedback using LED, bind a function to turn them off.

This function is optional, but if you bind one, be sure also to bind off function.

def TouchScreenInput.TouchScreenInput.bind_led_on_func	(		self,
			func_name
	)

To bind a function to turn on the LEDs
If you want to be real fancy and provide a visual feedback using LED, bind a function to turn them on.

This function is optional, but if you bind one, be sure also to bind off function.

def TouchScreenInput.TouchScreenInput.getInput	(		self,
			hide = False
	)

Call this function to get input from the user.

Returns

a tuple containing 'submitted' & 'response'
submitted is True when user pressed Submit.
submitted is False when user pressed Cancel.
response contains any text that user entered.

def TouchScreenInput.TouchScreenInput.redraw	(		self,
			layout,
			start
	)

Draw the keyboard
The keyboard could change based on shift/numeric modifiers, this function redraws when modifier is applied.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• PiStorms/sys/TouchScreenInput.py