Index: sources/gui/qml/components/TextEntry.qml
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diff -u -r16a8f25568b4636ebc31e76c86a8031940cc4ad7 -r9048646630717f980a852df54349805ba63773e0
--- sources/gui/qml/components/TextEntry.qml	(.../TextEntry.qml)	(revision 16a8f25568b4636ebc31e76c86a8031940cc4ad7)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/TextEntry.qml	(.../TextEntry.qml)	(revision 9048646630717f980a852df54349805ba63773e0)
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
     property alias      text        : _input.text
     property bool       hasCursor   : true
     property alias      lengthMax   : _input.maximumLength
+    property bool       useQtNumPad : true
+    property bool showPlaceHolderText: false
 
     readonly property alias isValid : _input.acceptableInput
 
@@ -63,7 +65,10 @@
             if ( _root.hasCursor ) {
                 _input.selectAll()
             }
-            _keyboard.setVisible(true)
+
+            if (useQtNumPad) {
+                _keyboard.setVisible(true)
+            }
         }
         else {
             editingFinished()
@@ -108,6 +113,17 @@
         onFocusChanged      : doFocus(focus)
     }
 
+    Text { id: _placeHolderText
+        text                : Variables.emptyEntry
+        anchors.centerIn    : _input
+        horizontalAlignment : Text.AlignRight
+        font.pixelSize      : Fonts.fontPixelValueControl
+        color               : Colors.offWhite
+        visible             :   _input.text.length === 0 &&
+                              ! _input.activeFocus       &&
+                                _root.showPlaceHolderText
+    }
+
     Line { id       : _line
         visible     : hasCursor
         color       : Colors.borderButtonHalfDarker