Patch Messaging Change "Enter Key" To Create Newline

2009-08-27T07:08:23Z

Hernie:

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= Description=
I know a lot of people really like sending messages that are coherent, and a great way to do that is with the newline character. However, pressing the ENTER key in the messaging app sends a message, rather than typing a newline character. This page will show you how to (easily) change that action.

= Prerequisites=
* Rooted phone.

= Process=
# Log in as root.
# Mount the file system as RW.
# Enter the '''/usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.messaging/app/controllers''' directory.
# Change '''compose-assistant.js''' (line 87) and '''chatview-assistant.js''' (line 100) and set '''enterSubmits''' to be '''false'''.
# Comment out the '''handleTextAreaKeyUp''' function in '''compose-assistant.js''' (lines 278 to 283) and '''chatview-assistant.js''' (lines 1678 to 1683).

Don't comment out the whole '''handleTextAreaKeyUp''' function only comment out the part that says /*this.considerForSend();
Event.stop(event);*/

# To actually display newlines in the chatview: In '''chatview-assistant.js''', in the ''ChatviewAssisant::preFormatChatList'' method (around line 1220), locate the lines:
#: <source lang="text">if(msg.messageText && !ChatFlags.isTransient(msg.flags)) {
#:: msg.messageText = msg.messageText.escapeHTML(); </source>
#: and add the following just after:
#:<source lang="text">msg.messageText = msg.messageText.replace(/\n/g,"<br>"); </source>
# Mount the file system as RO.
# Reboot.

= Post-Mod Screenshots=
[[Image:Messaging-newline1.jpg]]
[[Image:Messaging-newline2.jpg]]

= Issues=
* When moving down a line, you can't get the first character to be lower-case.

= Further Development=
* I'm sure this is quite simple, but as I said before, I haven't put too much time into this yet... It would be really nice if we could use a SHIFT+ENTER to type a newline, and only pressing ENTER would send the message as it does now. That way, everybody wins.

== Author(s)==
* xluryan

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Patch Messaging Change "Enter Key" To Create Newline