Background: - SDK: 1.1 - Users leaving comments that soft keyboard doesn't work - none emailing or visiting web site to enter support request so that I can get any more information. - Own ADP1 and can't afford to buy another physical phone.
Problem: My application uses a custom made view and therefore isn't recognized automatically as needing text input. With physical keyboard, everything is fine. Focused view handles keyboard activity without incident. Posts here by Dianne Hackborn (Google employee working on Android platform) indicate "Long pressing on menu will always open the keyboard." So this is what I've suggested. Comments return that long press menu does not work. I think this user is using HTC Hero, but can't confirm. I've suggested that they make sure the Settings | Locale ...| Keyboard option is checked. Can't confirm (unable to contact user due to Market restrictions). Dianne further states that "You'd need to do something interesting in your app to prevent the keyboard from showing up on a device without a hard keyboard." I'm willing to entertain that I've done something "really interesting" (or stupid if that better suits) but I am at a loss to know what that might be. I set up an ADV emulator with the 1.5 r3 version of android and removed the physical keyboard. The long-press menu works as expected and I can bring up the soft keyboard without issue. The keys, when pressed, behave as expected. Need Help: I figure that I've got a couple of ways to go here. 1. Google confirms that long-press menu will always bring up the soft keyboard as long as "fill in blank" conditions are met. (Preferred method) 2. Upgrade the application to SDK 1.5 and force the soft keyboard to display under the appropriate circumstances. - Not sure what version my customers are using as some must have the G1 with physical keyboard or are getting the soft keyboard to work without issue. Don't want to strand my 1.1 customers if they haven't updated the OS or the update hasn't been provided by their service provider. I have no way to tell who is on what version. But I guess I will need to do this if necessary. - If I do this, how do I detect whether there is a physical keyboard? I'd rather not have the app always show the soft keyboard if a physical keyboard exists. 3. Something else that I haven't considered. Happy to entertain suggestions. Thank you in advance for any assistance. Best Regards, Eric --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
