Button to close and open the keypad

[Former user]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 11 ``` Since verson 0.7, an optional keypad is available. However this can be made visible or hidden only from the menu.

For typical novice user, it will be more usable if there is a button with caption "Hide keypad" when the keypad is visible and "Show keypad" when the keypad is hidden. This provides more immediate feedback. ```

Reported by `ariya.hidayat` on 2006-10-11 07:52:14

[Former user]

``` I have experimented with some button variants, but I can't find one satisfying solution for this. Either the placement is not good, or the overlook look is not good.

I'll move this from our 0.8 milestone (i.e. stuff for "the future") ```

Reported by `ariya.hidayat` on 2007-06-06 05:31:38 - Labels removed: Milestone-0.8

[Former user]

Reported by `helder.pereira.correia` on 2007-06-12 09:50:03 - Labels added: Milestone-0.9

[Former user]

Reported by `helder.pereira.correia` on 2007-11-03 19:38:36 - Labels added: Milestone-0.10 - Labels removed: Milestone-0.9

[Former user]

``` How about sliding/hiding "pane" for the keypad? Use a tiny arrow that is a button to

toggle hide status, and the arrow changes direction based on the status. For example, when the arrow is pointing up, a user can click the up arrow and the keypad

will be displayed, and then the arrow will change to a Down arrow. If the user clicks the Down arrow, the keypad will hide, and the arrow will again reverse direction. ```

Reported by `goodtimetribe` on 2007-12-11 21:31:36

[Former user]

``` Removing this from the 0.10 release plan. Since I've added the shortcut CTRL+K to show/hide the key pad, I'm not sure about the usefulness of such a mechanism. If a user doesn't like to use the key pad, she closes it through the menu and never opens it again. If the user does like the key pad, she'll never hide it and doesn't need to show it since it's there by default. So a simple shortcut is more than enough IMO. ```

Reported by `helder.pereira.correia` on 2008-01-14 01:49:13 - Status changed: `New` - Labels removed: Milestone-0.10

[Former user]

``` BTW, I tried a solution like the one described by goodtimetribe, but I didn't really like it. I think at most and if really necessary (which I don't think it is at all in the trunk configuration), we could add a toggle button with a keyboard icon to the left of the expression clearing button. ```

Reported by `helder.pereira.correia` on 2008-01-21 01:41:12

[Former user]

``` Marking as invalid for not being nedded anymore for 0.10. ```

Reported by `helder.pereira.correia` on 2008-02-04 23:32:39 - Status changed: `Invalid`