androidandroid-fragmentssamsung-mobilewindow-soft-input-modeimeoptions

Keyboard hiding EditTexts in Fragments


edit: I need to use the keyboard, but it hides my EditText, I need it to scroll so the keyboard is not hiding it.

I am using a Samsung tablet.

My style:

parent="android:Theme.Holo.NoActionBar.Fullscreen"

The EditText fields are in a scrollable view, like so:

The fragment layout:

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
         android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
         android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
         android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin">

<ScrollView
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/depot_code"/>

        <EditText
            android:hint="@string/enter_depot_code"
            android:id="@+id/etlocationId"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            android:inputType="number"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:lines="1"
            android:maxLength="12"
            android:singleLine="true">

            <requestFocus/>
        </EditText>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/name"/>

        <EditText
            android:hint="@string/enter_name"
            android:id="@+id/etname"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            android:inputType="textPersonName"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:lines="1"
            android:maxLength="24"
            android:singleLine="true"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/street"/>

        <EditText
            android:hint="@string/enter_street"
            android:id="@+id/etstreet"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            android:inputType="textPostalAddress"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:lines="1"
            android:maxLength="24"
            android:singleLine="true"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/suburb"/>

        <EditText
            android:hint="@string/enter_suburb"
            android:id="@+id/etsuburb"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:lines="1"
            android:maxLength="24"
            android:singleLine="true"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/state"/>

        <Spinner
            android:focusable="true"
            android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
            android:id="@+id/spinner"
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:spinnerMode="dropdown"/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/phone"/>

        <EditText
            android:hint="@string/enter_phone"
            android:id="@+id/etphone"
            android:imeOptions="actionDone"
            android:inputType="phone"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:lines="1"
            android:maxLength="12"
            android:singleLine="true"/>

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnadd"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:text="@string/add"/>
    </LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</FrameLayout>

The Activity layout:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          android:id="@+id/tech_controller"
          android:layout_height="match_parent"
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:orientation="vertical"
          android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
          android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
          android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
          android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin">

< .../ Layouts. ../>

<FrameLayout
    android:id="@+id/second"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"/>
</LinearLayout>

Similar questions have been asked, but I have not found an answer that works.

I have a project that uses many fragments attached to the one activity. In my manifest for the activity I have:

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

Some of the fragments require user input.

In the fragment layout I use:

Each fragment is nested as follows:

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_width="match_parent" .../>

<ScrollView
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_width="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <EditText
            android:imeOptions="actionNext"
            or
            android:imeOptions="actionDone" .../>

This works well. EXCEPT the keyboard hides the EditTexts that are positioned lower on the page.

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I have read this over and over:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#attr_android:imeOptions

Tried these suggestions, but the keyboard is then visible when the activity is called, which I don't want. It also does not work. Maybe because it is a fragment?

SoftKeyboard hiding EditText

Android Keyboard hides EditText

I have been trying to work out a dynamic solution. Any help is appreciated.

edit: This is for use on tablets and there is only one keyboard option, with language changes.


Edit: MY SOLUTION

I have solved it by installing another soft keyboard. https://code.google.com/p/softkeyboard/wiki/HowTo


Solution

  • Try to call InputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow() during your fragment's onActivityCreated() function mentioned in this SO answer?

    @Override
    public void onActivityCreated(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
        AppUtil.hideKeyboard(getActivity(), getView());
    }
    

    where hideKeyboard() looks like this

    public static void hideKeyboard(Activity activity, View viewToHide) {
        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) activity
                .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(viewToHide.getWindowToken(), 0);
    }