Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to capture keyboard input from a View, without subclassing EditText or something similar (the reason is that I have a complex bit of drawing to do, in which the text does not at all go in a horizontal direction, nor does it ever start at a consistent location.. so I figured that I would try to use a more direct route).
I am able to show the keyboard from my View by first calling setFocusableInTouchMode(true) in my onCreateMethod, then calling: InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getContext().getSystemService(Context. INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); imm.showSoftInput(this, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED); I call this from onTouchEvent(), in order to get the location of the touch within the view. This is where I get stuck. When I implement onKeyDown or onKeyUp in the View, I only get a callback when the done or back button is hit on the keyboard. I need to know which key of the soft keyboard is pressed, so that I can draw that character in my View. I also tried to setOnKeyListener for a key listener, but it also only gets a callback when the done or back buttons are pressed on the soft keyboard. Any suggestions on how to proceed are gratefully appreciated. Best, Rich -- 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
