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Hey guys,

I'm back and tested my app built with some of your help :)
now I have some special questions...

• I'm using console.login_alert() to authenticate on my app:
  Is it possible to use FaceID to log in?

• Is it possible to fix Landscape or Portrait when I run my App?

• When I'm in my app and I don't use it for 2min (my Setting) it goes in "Standby mode" is it possible to lock this function??

• I use an MYSQL Server to save (Materials) ... is there a way to say my Server when I'm logged in they don't go in Standby mode ??

Thank you guys a lot for your great work and help here :D

p.s.
better later as never
Happy New Year

console.disable_idle_timer should fix the 2 minute thing.

Are you using ui, or scene?

Re FaceId, I believe this is the same as touchid in iOS. The code below should work with face for devices that have face instead of touch.

https://github.com/tdamdouni/Pythonista/blob/master/omz/touchid.py

@DavinE, so, yea to all except the last one, where I do not understand the question yet.

@JonB said:

console.disable_idle_timer should fix the 2 minute thing.

not quite but i found the Solution see below.
but Thanks for your Help :)

on_main_thread(console.set_idle_timer_disabled)(True)
https://forum.omz-software.com/topic/6489/set_idle_timer_disabled-bug

@JonB said:

Are you using ui, or scene?

I'm using UI

@JonB said:

Re FaceId, I believe this is the same as touchid in iOS. The code below should work with face for devices that have face instead of touch.

https://github.com/tdamdouni/Pythonista/blob/master/omz/touchid.py

No, this did not work.... on my iPad and iPhone (no touchid) they ask me for my code....

@mikael said:

@DavinE, so, yea to all except the last one, where I do not understand the question yet.

Sry for my bad english :(
I'm using a Synology with an MYSQL Server.
My Synology go in Sleep Mode for like 15min...
I want to tell the MSQL Server i'm online till i Leave my App

i hope it's better so

is it not possible to Fix/Lock the Orientation in fullscreen Mode ?

Is it possible to Fix/Lock the Orientation in fullscreen Mode ?

https://omz-software.com/pythonista/docs/ios/ui.html#ui.View.present orientations
https://omz-software.com/pythonista/docs/ios/scene.html#scene.run orientation

I want to say that orientation block doesn't work anymore in split screen capable devices. I forget if there is a workaround. You could always just manually set the orientation lock.
.

Anyway, @DavinE said he uses ui, not scene.

@DavinE said:

I'm using a Synology with an MYSQL Server.
My Synology go in Sleep Mode for like 15min...
I want to tell the MSQL Server i'm online till i Leave my App

This is more difficult for us to answer since it is not about Pythonista. But if MySQL activity keeps Synology awake, you can run a loop in the background thread to read something from the db say once every 10 minutes. Or use sftp or some Synology API to make it look like there’s disk activity.

@ccc said:

Is it possible to Fix/Lock the Orientation in fullscreen Mode ?

https://omz-software.com/pythonista/docs/ios/ui.html#ui.View.present orientations
https://omz-software.com/pythonista/docs/ios/scene.html#scene.run orientation

I Thought so too but this did not work for me....
I'm using it like this way:

self.present('fullscreen', hide_title_bar=True, orientations='landscape')

My "self" view:

class main(SafeAreaView):

@mikael said:

@DavinE said:

I'm using a Synology with an MYSQL Server.
My Synology go in Sleep Mode for like 15min...
I want to tell the MSQL Server i'm online till i Leave my App

This is more difficult for us to answer since it is not about Pythonista. But if MySQL activity keeps Synology awake, you can run a loop in the background thread to read something from the db say once every 10 minutes. Or use sftp or some Synology API to make it look like there’s disk activity.

^^ perfect this is what i'm looking for ;)
I'm done this so:

threading.Timer(600.0, FUNCTION).start()

@cvp said:

Anyway, @DavinE said he uses ui, not scene.

Is Scene better then ui ?
and when i change to scene need i change everything ?

@JonB said:

Re FaceId, I believe this is the same as touchid in iOS. The code below should work with face for devices that have face instead of touch.

https://github.com/tdamdouni/Pythonista/blob/master/omz/touchid.py

Is there another Solution for FaceID ?

@DavinE said:

Is Scene better then ui ?

I didn't say that. But it seems that ui does not support anymore orientation parameter in present.

@cvp said:

@DavinE said:

Is Scene better then ui ?

I didn't say that. But it seems that ui does not support anymore orientation parameter in present.

ahh okay that's why orientation did not work for me....

When i use Scene is it a lot of work to change ?
or can i change only the name of it ;) ?

@DavinE said:

When i use Scene is it a lot of work to change ?
or can i change only the name of it ;) ?

It will depend on the process, and I have to say that I don't know anything about Scene. Hoping that other guys in this forum could help you.

@DavinE, orientations needs to be a sequence, so make it a list like orientations=['landscape'].

@DavinE When I said that orientation did not work, I forgot to add this is for an iPad.

@DavinE for faceid, what do you get when you call is_available()?

it may be that we need to try different values for the policy number -- i cant seemt to access apple documetation anymore on my ipad, so not sure.

@mikael said:

@DavinE, orientations needs to be a sequence, so make it a list like orientations=['landscape'].

You are right @mikael this works fine!

@cvp said:

@DavinE When I said that orientation did not work, I forgot to add this is for an iPad.

This is okay i just want to lock it on an iPhone xD

@JonB said:

@DavinE for faceid, what do you get when you call is_available()?

I get True.... for whatever Reason...

@JonB said:

it may be that we need to try different values for the policy number -- i cant seemt to access apple documetation anymore on my ipad, so not sure.

i try with other Numbers etc. but it always crash Pythonista....

@DavinE Have you tried with allow_passcode=False?

@JonB no but i did it ...
It crashes Pythonista

For objc crashes, check for the file in your Documents folder that has the traceback. I think this is called something like _obj_exception.txt (I forget the name, but it will be the most recent file in This Ipad folder)

When i use allow_passcode=False it crashes but there‘s no file...

When i change policy = 2 to policy = 3 it crashes too but with an file:

The app was terminated due to an Objective-C exception. Details below:

2021-02-04 20:35:37.517948
Error Domain=com.apple.LocalAuthentication Code=-1001 "Unknown policy: '3'" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Unknown policy: '3'}

@JonB, @DavinE, policy = 2 is correct, but:

”In any project that uses biometrics, include the NSFaceIDUsageDescription key in your app’s Info.plist file. Without this key, the system won’t allow your app to use Face ID.”

Not at all sure Pythonista has it.

That‘s sad to hear....
But good to know