Text Entry

The text entry screen (title: Text entry) is used whenever an app needs free-text input — for example entering a callsign, filename, or label. It is opened automatically by apps that require it; it cannot be accessed directly from the menu.

Layout

The keyboard is a 5-column grid of 29 character buttons. Below the grid are four action controls:

Control	Function
Shift (icon)	Cycle shift state: off → on (once) → locked → off
<DEL	Delete the character before (to the left of) the cursor
Mode button (e.g. 123)	Switch to the next character set (UPPER / lower-case letters, digits and marks)
OK	Confirm entry and send the string back to the calling app

Above the grid, the current text is shown with a cursor. Below the grid are two helper fields:

• Raw: — a number field (1–255) for inserting a character directly by its ASCII code. Use it for special characters that are not on any keyboard page: rotate the encoder to set the value, check the resulting character in the AKA: field, then press the center button to insert it.
• AKA: — shows the character corresponding to the current Raw value.

Character sets

The keyboard cycles through three sets using the Mode button. The button always shows the next set's name:

abc — Letters

• Normal: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z , .
• Shifted (once or locked): same in uppercase A B C … Z , .

123 — Digits and punctuation

• Normal: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ( ) ' ` " + - * / = < > _ \ ! ? , .
• Shifted (locked only): ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) [ ] ' ` " { } | : ; < > - _ ~ ? , .

[!NOTE] In 123 mode, the Shift button skips the one-time shift state and goes directly to ShiftLock. Single-character capitalisation is only available in abc mode.

hex — Hexadecimal

• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D E F (space)
• Shift has no effect in this mode.

Shift states

The Shift button cycles through three states:

State	Shift button colour	Effect
Off	Dark (default)	Normal characters
On (once)	Darker	Next character typed is uppercase/shifted; then resets to off automatically
Locked	Blue	All characters are uppercase/shifted until unlocked

Navigation

• Encoder dial: moves the highlight through all 29 character buttons in order.
• Touchscreen: tap any button directly.
• Hardware buttons (D-pad): navigate between buttons.

The cursor position in the text preview can be set by tapping a position in the text field if supported by the calling app.