Hi Eric, i dont have reply to this problem but i too am facing same scenario .please if you can throw some light on to my problem i would really appreciate that .
actually i am creating a custom view extending a textview, and then trying to hook to the system softkeyboard throw the snippet you have mentioned in your post. InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getContext ().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); mm.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(myview.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, 0); But no success ......... please let me know what needs to be done to showsoftinput in custom views . Thanks Sankalp On Dec 14, 11:14 pm, Eric Hackborn EH <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been experimenting with the IMM and it's mostly straightforward, but for > some reason, my custom view that launches the soft keyboard works only > in portrait mode. launching it is easy enough: > > InputMethodManager imm = > (InputMethodManager)getContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); > imm.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(getWindowToken(), > InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT, 0); > > I've seen a couple notes about the soft keyboard only working in portrait but > I > assume this was a limitation in a previous version, since all the > Android EditText > views work fine in both portrait and landscape. Is there some > additional piece of > work needed to enable landscape? > > thanks much, > eric hackborn -- 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
