Well, I understand your point, but I'm writing a program in which the user might be doing lots of data entry into numerous text fields. In my own testing so far it is much much easier, less error prone, and generally more efficient to do this with the tab and return keys instead of the thumb wheel. Permitting tab and return key events to jump focus makes a lot of sense. If the API doesn't officially support it, that's okay, but I'm still going to provide it in my app. It's just too useful a functionality to dismiss.
Thanks though, I'll be sure to keep a close eye on how this user interaction is handled on different devices as Android branches out. I'm probably programming myself into corner on this one. I suppose I could not do it at the keyboard level, but rather detect the introduction of a tab character into the edit text, remove it, and then jump the focus at that time...just brain storming. On Dec 17, 4:35 pm, "Dianne Hackborn" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Keith Wiley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nevertheless, I am actually trying to implement a rather common UI > > mantra, where tab jumps to the next edit text (focus right or down or > > something logical like that). > > That is only common on desktop UIs. On phones, the user typically navigates > with a DPAD or trackball or scroll wheel. If we ever decide to support > desktop keyboards as a formal input mechanism in the UI, the platform will > take care of mapping tab or whatever to focus changes just like it does for > DPAD and trackball events. > > -- > 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. All such questions should be posted on public > forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
