The window is just resized if you set it to resize mode. You'd need to set your view hierarchy to not correctly resize to adjust to its window, which is... questionable.
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Mathias Lin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > On Sep 7, 6:25 am, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > > Instead of View.INVISIBLE try View.GONE. > > Sorry, you misunderstood. View.INVISIBLE was just for testing purposes > to see if it makes any differences. In my app I cannot hide the > elements of course, I need them there to be visible to the user. > I just wanted to point out that by setting View.INVISIBLE to the > listView, the behaviour I want (the layout to stay fix) can be > achieved, but I am wondering *why* ? What's the logic behind it? > > (So both View.INVISIBLE and View.GONE already have the same desired > effect; but I *do* want to show the element to the user of course.) > > > > http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html > > > > Also in your scroll view layout try setting > > android:fillViewport="true" on the scroll view. > > > The scroll view works fine, with the scrollView, the layout remains > fix (what I want); I want the layout that uses the *ListView* to stay > fixed as well when I press the search button. > > I also already tried to set android:isScrollContainer="false" to the > list view, but it makes no difference either. (ListView doesn't have a > fillViewport attribute) > > Mathias > > > > > > > Ed > > > > On Sep 7, 12:03 am, Mathias Lin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Interestingly though: when I set my ListView visibility to > > > View.INVISIBLE in my first activity, then the layout doesn not get > > > moved up anymore! > > > > > This is my layout/xml: > > > > > 1)http://pastebin.com/5zzVxjbK > > > ListView where layouts is been moved up by the softkeyboard > > > > > 2)http://pastebin.com/KFtPuHvP > > > ScrollView/LinearLayout, where layout remains fix by the softkeyboard > > > > > On Sep 6, 8:48 pm, Mathias Lin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > How does Android determine whether to move the layout up when showing > > > > the softkeyboard? > > > > > > Note: I am aware that the activity property > > > > android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|adjustResize| > > > > adjustUnspecified" exists, as described herehttp:// > developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.h... > > > > , but in my case it doesn't seem to have any effect. This is my > > > > problem: > > > > > > I have two activities, pretty much the same layout, but the first one > > > > is using a ListView that holds a list of buttons. The second activity > > > > holds a scrollview with buttons. The rest is the same, same number of > > > > buttons, same height of elements, etc. (All elements fit on the > > > > screen, so actually the user doesn't need to scroll in the scrollview > > > > or listview.) > > > > Please see my screenshot to get an idea:http://i.imgur.com/UNXPz.png > > > > > > Now, when I press the search button to open the search input bar, in > > > > my first activity, the entire layouts gets moved up. While on the > > > > second activity, the layout is not being moved up but the > softkeyboard > > > > just displays on top of it. This is actually how I want it to behave. > > > > How can I achieve the same with my activity that's using the > ListView? > > > > > > In my manifest, initially I didn't specify any > > > > android:windowSoftInputMode attribute, but even if I do, it doesn't > > > > make any difference; I tried all three values (adjustPan, > > > > adjustResize, adjustUndefined, without any difference). > > > > > > This is my layout:http://i.imgur.com/UNXPz.png > > > > > > (I'm not posting any code here for now, I'm more interested generally > > > > how it's been exactly determined whether Android moves the layout up > > > > or just displays they softkeyboard right on top of the existing > layout > > > > without moving it.) > > > > > > I couldn't find a specific logic that's been followed. When I reduce > > > > the number of buttons, when I even wrap the listView in a ScrollView > > > > (just for the sake of trying to see what's happening), the layout > just > > > > won't stay fix. > > > > On the other hand then, I have activities in my app that contain only > > > > one large ListView, and on that one the layout also remains fixed. > > > > First I thought it's related to ListViews, but it seems not to. > > > > > > btw: nowhere in my manifest am I explicitly specifying the > > > > windowSoftInputMode attribute. > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. 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