Hi Dianne, You say that the G1 has a keyboard and so the IME is not shown by default. I don't understand that statement. Yes, the G1 has a keyboard, but it isn't always OPEN. Especially if the device is in portrait mode, the keyboard is probably NEVER open. The device should be smart enough so that it opens the keyboard if there is no keyboard open. Either that, or we need a way to show the keyboard when we want to (and hide it again when we don't).
My current problem is this: When I start an activity, the first EditText field in the layout is focused automatically, but the soft keyboard is not automatically shown. The user must either click (with trackball) or touch the field to open the soft keyboard. IMHO the developer should be able to say that he wants the keyboard shown at this point. Any suggestions? I've tried all the "force show keyboard" suggestions and they sometimes do work, but usually you get stuck with the keyboard being shown after you leave the field and this causes more problems that it solves. Thanks, -DWass > On Sep 19, 8:42 am, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The G1 has akeyboard, so it works as I said -- the IME is not shown by > > default. This is a policy decision of the platform. > > > On a myTouch, since it doesn't have akeyboard, the IME will be shown by > > default in various cases (for example when you enter the edit contacts > > screen) when the app has indicated that is desired with the input options. > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
