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Is there a solution to create a list- or dropdown box in an Android App?
To create it in a HTML5 website is no problem, except for the fact that on (most) Android tablets the website will show a drop down box in favour of a list box.

I've tried the following...

Using Opus Script:
Android HTML5 Preview: Works
Android App: Doesn't Work

Using Javascript Action (in Opus):
Android HTML5 Preview: Doesn't work, although all items are listed in the .htm page; No errors!
Android App: Doesn't Work

Now, I've read something about Android Spinner, which should be the way to create the mentioned boxes in an Android App, but I can't find any way on how to incorporate it in my Opus Publication... As the 'general' List Box in Opus also can not be used I wondered if any one has a solution to this.

Jan

OpusScript when published to HTML is JavaScript so both should work.

And an Android App is just a wrapped HTML5 project so again should work. The issue with Android Apps is that they use the WebView browser component. This was a system component that could only be upgraded when the OS was updated and therefore likely remains out-of-date and lacking features in older android versions. Current Android OSs have WebView as a play store application and therefore kept up-to-date like any other browser on your device.

So the problem...

Yes, Android will display a listbox, even with a fixed size value, as a drop down. As far as I'm aware this cannot be changed and you would need to be build a custom version if you needed a listbox type control. However, adding the select element to an Opus project does work correctly in an Android App running on Lollipop and Marshmallow and clicking the drop-down displays the spinner automatically.

Here's the simple code I added to the Opus HTML Object:



And here what it looks like when I select the drop-down in Android Marshmallow:

http://sandbox.interaktiv.co.uk/apk/select.jpg

And here is the APK if you want to sideload that:

http://sandbox.interaktiv.co.uk/apk/select.apk

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Hello Mack,

Thanks for the reply... It now works!
Not because of your answer (though I really appreciate your efforts to help me out), but because...silly, silly me... I had forgotten to select the "Requires Internet Access" option (data for the listbox comes from a database)

Jan