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Write-in keyboard with numbers (was RE: TOUCH SCREEN CERTIFICATION MASSACHUSETTS)



AVTS 3.13.7 now has a new keyboard that includes numeric digits as keys, and also now supports mixed case text.  This should be enough for LHS to get through their cert.  I suggest using a two or even one column ballot for the cert demo, since that will avoid the issue of really long write-in text getting crammed into the candidate area.
 
The new keyboard has two downsides compared to the old one.  First, the "space" key is now the same size as all the other keys.  Second, the TSText customization of the words "back" and "space" is broken.  The former is sub-optimal, but hardly a showstopper.  The latter we can fix if need be, but my hope is that we'll have migrated to the rewrite by the time it becomes an issue.  Submit a bugtrack if it becomes an issue sooner rather than later.
 
Ken
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rcr@dieboldes.com [mailto:owner-rcr@dieboldes.com]On Behalf Of Larry Dix
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 8:48 AM
To: Rcr@Gesn. Com
Subject: FW: TOUCH SCREEN CERTIFICATION MASSACHUSETTS

 

 

Larry J. Dix

Global Election Systems

(972)-542-6000

 

-----Original Message-----
From: John Silvestro [mailto:johns@lhs.cncdsl.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:34 AM
To: LJDGLOBAL@GESN.COM
Cc: DON@GESN.COM
Subject: TOUCH SCREEN CERTIFICATION MASSACHUSETTS

 

LARRY, WE(LHS) PLAN ON STARTING THE CERTIFCATION PROCESS IN MASSACHUSETTS IN EARLY JANUARY. WE HAVE DEMO'D THE SYSTEM TO THE SECRECTARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD WE CANNOT BEGIN THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS UNTIL THE WRITE IN SCREEN HAS THE ABILITY TO ENTER A STREET NUMBER AND NAME.

 

THEREFORE, THIS IS A REQUEST TO MODIGY THE SOFTWARE TO DISPLAY A NUMBER PAD AS WELL AS A KEYBOARD FOR WRITE-INS.

 

WE ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN BOSTON WITH ESS AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A JUMP ON THEM BY HAVING SOME (2) OF OUR CUSTOMERS IN MASSACHUSETTS RUN TEST ELECTIONS IN THE APRIL-MAY TIME FRAME.

 

ALSO THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE MASS. IS EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN THE TOUCH SCREEN, BUT IT MUST BE ABLE TO PROCESS PREFERENTAIL VOTING, CAN THIS CHANGE BE ACCOMPLISHED SOME TIME NEXT YEAR.

 

PLEASE RESPOND IF YOU FORSEE ANY PROBLEMS.

 

 

THANKS.

 

JOHN SILVESTRO