Call the method on InputMethodManager to show the soft keyboard. On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:06 AM, blindfold <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > But it seems to only work with an Edit Text view, I understand it > > makes little sense to do so but is there a way I can have it > > permanently raised for say an image view? > > I too am looking for a very simple way to just pop up a soft keyboard > for my graphical screen (being an ImageView), to next act as an > equivalent of onKeyDown() single character control like I use with the > physical keyboard. It looks like for a soft keyboard such a simple > thing cannot be done in a couple of statements, judging from a quick > glance at the softkeyboard SDK sample? I really don't like the > prospect of writing hundreds of lines of code to accomplish something > this basic. > > Regards > > On Mar 17, 12:08 am, me tun <[email protected]> wrote: > > In the InputMethodManager class, there seems to be a method > > showSoftInput(view) @param view: The currently focused view, which > > would like to receive soft keyboard input. I have tried calling this > > as follows: > > > > InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) > > getContext().getSystemService > > (Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); > > imm.showSoftInput(mTextEntry); > > > > But it seems to only work with an Edit Text view, I understand it > > makes little sense to do so but is there a way I can have it > > permanently raised for say an image view? > > > > On Mar 16, 11:03 am, me tun <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I want to permanently display the virtual keyboard in my application, > > > but it seems bound by focus to an edit text field. Is there a way > > > around this? > > > > > Thanks! > > > -- 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. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
