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iOS native dialog box

Post by simon.schvartzman » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:15 am

Hi team, I wonder if there is any way (control / widget / function) to show a dialog box like the native iOS one in the attached image.

Many thanks in advance for any hint..
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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by Dixie » Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:35 am

Use mergPop...

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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by simon.schvartzman » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:18 pm

Many thanks Dixie. Anything similar for Android?

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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by FourthWorld » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:38 pm

The mobilePick function is available for both iOS and Android.
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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by simon.schvartzman » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:59 pm

thanks Richard. mobilePick doesn't look so nice as mergPop but will do the job.
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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by Dixie » Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:51 pm

You could 'roll your own' dialog box to look like that... :-)

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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by FourthWorld » Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:51 pm

simon.schvartzman wrote:thanks Richard. mobilePick doesn't look so nice as mergPop but will do the job.
MobilePick should be using OS-native appearances. If it looks substantially different from what should be the same OS routines Monte's external is using IMO that would be a bug.
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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by simon.schvartzman » Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:01 pm

Richard, mobilePick "Presents the user with a native list picker dialog." while mergPop "is an iOS external that adds functions to present an action sheet (popover on iPad) and contextual menu for user interaction."

In other words mobilePick (works fine) brings up the "selection wheel" which is different from what I was originally looking for according to the initial post.

Hope I made myself clear...

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Re: iOS native dialog box

Post by FourthWorld » Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:11 pm

All good, Simon. When you'd mentioned LC's use of the OS APIs in mobilePick "doesn't look so nice" I took that to mean it wasn't on par with OS conventions. If it is indeed doing what's expected on iOS it doesn't seem there's a problem.
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