SIP Meta Tag

SIP (META Tag) Syntax
<META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" content="[method / parameter>

Items listed in this section indicate methods or, in some cases, indicate parameters which will be retrieved.

Name	Description	Default Value
Manual	When shown by the SIP Button, will show and hide when text boxes have focus (See Remarks)	Device Specific
Automatic	Shows and hides when text boxes have focus (See Remarks). Applying SIP control Automatic will prevent SIP control Manual being applied in the same application. To return to Manual SIP control you can press a hardware key.	Device Specific

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META Tags

Javascript

<!-- The SIP META Tag is used to control attributes of the soft input panel. Note that these settings apply to both text boxes on the current page as well as the address bar --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Manual"> --> <!-- When shown by the SIP Button, will show and hide when text boxes have focus (See Remarks) --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Automatic"> --> <!-- Shows and hides when text boxes have focus (See Remarks). Applying SIP control Automatic will prevent SIP control Manual being applied in the same application. To return to Manual SIP control you can press a hardware key. -->

<script> /* The SIP META Tag is used to control attributes of the soft input panel. Note that these settings apply to both text boxes on the current page as well as the address bar */ function doSIPInit() { var objGeneric = new ActiveXObject("PocketBrowser.Generic"); //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIP', 'Manual'); /* When shown by the SIP Button, will show and hide when text boxes have focus (See Remarks) */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIP', 'Automatic'); /* Shows and hides when text boxes have focus (See Remarks). Applying SIP control Automatic will prevent SIP control Manual being applied in the same application. To return to Manual SIP control you can press a hardware key. */ } </script>

Items listed in this section indicate parameters, or attributes which can be set.

Name	Possible Values	Description	Default Value
Left:[Value]	Horizontal position, in pixels	Sets the horizontal position of the SIP in pixels	Center of the screen
Top:[Value]	Vertical position, in pixels	Sets the vertical position of the SIP in pixels	Bottom of the screen

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META Tags

Javascript

<!-- The SIP META Tag is used to control attributes of the soft input panel. Note that these settings apply to both text boxes on the current page as well as the address bar --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Left:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the horizontal position of the SIP in pixels --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Top:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the vertical position of the SIP in pixels -->

<script> /* The SIP META Tag is used to control attributes of the soft input panel. Note that these settings apply to both text boxes on the current page as well as the address bar */ function doSIPInit() { var objGeneric = new ActiveXObject("PocketBrowser.Generic"); //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIP', 'Left:[Value]'); /* Sets the horizontal position of the SIP in pixels */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIP', 'Top:[Value]'); /* Sets the vertical position of the SIP in pixels */ } </script>

The following example moves the SIP to sit at the bottom of a 1/4 VGA screen:

<META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Left:0;Top:240">

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<!-- The following example moves the SIP to sit at the bottom of a 1/4 VGA screen: --> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Left:0;Top:240">

To completely disable the use fo the SIP it can be positioned off the visible area of the screen.

<META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Left:640;Top:0">

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<!-- To completely disable the use fo the SIP it can be positioned off the visible area of the screen. --> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Left:640;Top:0">

The following example sets the SIP to manual:

<META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Manual">

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<!-- The following example sets the SIP to manual: --> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIP" Content="Manual">

Applicable Platforms

Manual and Automatic methods applies to both Windows Mobile and Windows CE platform.

Disabling the SIP

If you want to completely disable to the use of the SIP, set it to appear off the visible area of the screen (see example above).

Interaction with Hardware Keyboard

The SIP used is the standard keyboard input panel supplied with Windows. Certain incompatibilities exist when using the software keyboard on a device which also has a hardware keyboard though this will have no impact on the average user. For example moving the SIP will reset the alpha or function key (orange or blue key) lock and using the orange or blue keys may reset the position of the SIP on certain devices. Also note that if you press a hardware key the SIP will disappear and you will need to press the SIP button again to get it to appear (or invoke the SIP control Automatic state again)

Supported Platforms	Windows CE, Windows Mobile.
Persistence	This tag is persistent. Moving the SIP may also persist after PocketBrowser has been shut down, depedant on Operating System.
Min. Requirements	None.