try ontouch method get x and y coordinate of the area clicked and do as you want on the clicked event
On Mar 21, 4:39 pm, Rich E <reakina...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
