Mode

This property sets the type of character to be displayed in the SIP/touchscreen for a given language. For standard English use the Roman mode. Other variations a combination may be required.

Group:   Soft Input Panel

Syntax:  [bOK = ] SIP.Mode(enMode)

bOK     (Boolean) – Optional – Returns True if the command was successful.

enMode   (enSIPMode) – are the individual properties that can combine to make up the proper input panel. They are:

enSIP_CHARCODE
enSIP_CHINESE

enSIP_FULLSHAPE

enSIP_HANGUL

enSIP_JAPANESE

enSIP_KATAKANA

enSIP_LANGUAGE

enSIP_NATIVE

enSIP_ROMAN

Examples:

Dim bOK as Boolean

bOK = SIP.Mode(enSIP_ROMAN)

bOK = SIP.Mode(enSIP_ROMAN or enSIP_FULLSHAPE or enSIP_KATAKANA or enSIP_NATIVE)

In the second example, several modes are ORed together to create the Katakana input panel.