SIPButton Meta Tag

SIPButton (META Tag) Syntax
<META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" content="[parameter>

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

Name	Possible Values	Description	Default Value
Left:[Value]	Positive number, representing pixels	Sets the X position of the SIP button.	Bottom right of the screen
Top:[Value]	Positive number, representing pixels	Sets the Y position of the SIP button.	Bottom right of the screen
Height:[Value]	Positive number, representing pixels	Sets the height of the SIP button.	Dependant on screen resolution
Width:[Value]	Positive number, representing pixels	Sets the width of the SIP button.	Dependant on screen resolution
ImageUp:[Value]	URL	Sets the image to be displayed when the SIP Button is in the up state. See Remarks.	Default image
ImageDown:[Value]	URL	Sets the image to be displayed when the SIP Button is in the down state. See Remarks.	Default image
Visibility:[Value]	Visible, Hidden	Sets the visibility of the SIP button.	Hidden.

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META Tags

Javascript

<!-- The SIPButton META Tag is an action tag used to set the parameters of the SIP Button. The SIPButton will toggle the display of the soft input panel allowing keyboard input via a stylus. --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Left:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the X position of the SIP button. --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Top:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the Y position of the SIP button. --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Height:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the height of the SIP button. --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Width:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the width of the SIP button. --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="ImageUp:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the image to be displayed when the SIP Button is in the up state. See Remarks. --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="ImageDown:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the image to be displayed when the SIP Button is in the down state. See Remarks. --> <!-- <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Visibility:[Value]"> --> <!-- Sets the visibility of the SIP button. -->

<script> /* The SIPButton META Tag is an action tag used to set the parameters of the SIP Button. The SIPButton will toggle the display of the soft input panel allowing keyboard input via a stylus. */ function doSIPButtonInit() { var objGeneric = new ActiveXObject("PocketBrowser.Generic"); //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIPButton', 'Left:[Value]'); /* Sets the X position of the SIP button. */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIPButton', 'Top:[Value]'); /* Sets the Y position of the SIP button. */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIPButton', 'Height:[Value]'); /* Sets the height of the SIP button. */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIPButton', 'Width:[Value]'); /* Sets the width of the SIP button. */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIPButton', 'ImageUp:[Value]'); /* Sets the image to be displayed when the SIP Button is in the up state. See Remarks. */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIPButton', 'ImageDown:[Value]'); /* Sets the image to be displayed when the SIP Button is in the down state. See Remarks. */ //objGeneric.InvokeMETAFunction('SIPButton', 'Visibility:[Value]'); /* Sets the visibility of the SIP button. */ } </script>

The following example shows the SIP button, sets its top and left coordinates to 50, and its width and height to 30 pixels.

<META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Visibility:Visible"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Left:50"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Top:50"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Width:30"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Height:30">

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<!-- The following example shows the SIP button, sets its top and left coordinates to 50, and its width and height to 30 pixels. --> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Visibility:Visible"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Left:50"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Top:50"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Width:30"> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="Height:30">

The follwing example shows the SIP button and displays the sip_up.gif / sip_down.gif image on it (reszing the image if necessary).

<META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="ImageUp:url('http://myaddress/sip_up.gif'); ImageDown:url('http://myaddress/sip_down.gif'); Visibility:Visible">

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<!-- The follwing example shows the SIP button and displays the sip_up.gif / sip_down.gif image on it (reszing the image if necessary). --> <META HTTP-Equiv="SIPButton" Content="ImageUp:url('http://myaddress/sip_up.gif'); ImageDown:url('http://myaddress/sip_down.gif'); Visibility:Visible">

Use of Images on Buttons.

Images can be specified as local to the device or on an HTTP / FTP server, just specify the required protocol as part of your URL (file://\, HTTP:// and FTP://). Image will be scaled to the size of the button. JPEG and GIF images are only supported on WM devices. Both CE and WM support BMP files.

Switching to Other Applications

All controls are designed to be shown on top of PocketBrowser. If you require to switch to an application other than PocketBrowser you should minimize PB to ensure the buttons do not remain shown.

Screen Orientation

When the screen orientation changes, either using the ScreenOrientation tag or by rotating a device with hardware support, the command areas will automatically move and resize to fit the new layout. However the buttons themselves are not moved and in some cases this may result in them being off the screen or not in the expected position. If so they must be moved manually by detecting the ScreenOrientationEvent.

Supported Platforms	Windows CE, Windows Mobile
Persistence	This tag is persistent.
Min. Requirements	None.