There's no sdk standard example for this one... maybe Google for example source? On Aug 5, 2012 4:10 AM, "yakobom" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks - this seems to be Helpful. According to the documentation, it is > indeed what I need. However, I could not figure out how to use it for my > goal - make my custom keyboard float. Do you have any example in mind that > I could look at? > > Thanks, > yakobom > > On Sunday, August 5, 2012 4:18:28 AM UTC+3, Dianne Hackborn wrote: >> >> You can use this to indicate how the application should be positioned >> behind your IME: http://developer.android.com/**reference/android/** >> inputmethodservice/**InputMethodService.html#**onComputeInsets(android.** >> inputmethodservice.**InputMethodService.Insets)<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/inputmethodservice/InputMethodService.html#onComputeInsets(android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService.Insets)> >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 12:35 AM, yakobom <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Dianne, >>> "If you design it to be floating so that it doesn't impact app content, >>> you can easily put it anywhere" - can you please explain how can I do that? >>> And, is it possible to design it so this mode will be dynamically >>> switchable? (Meaning, the user will be able to switch between the floating >>> and the pushing modes) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> yakobom >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 7:14:50 PM UTC+3, Dianne Hackborn wrote: >>>> >>>> In the current platform your IME UI can only push app content up from >>>> the bottom of the screen. If you design it to be floating so that it >>>> doesn't impact app content, you can easily put it anywhere (if nothing else >>>> make the window fill the entire screen and leave all the parts transparent >>>> except where you want to draw your UI), but if you want apps to adjust >>>> their UI to accommodate the only option is to have their content shift up >>>> from the bottom. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Saied <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I am a developer and recently completed the implementation of my >>>>> keyboard MessagEase. It's available on the Market (with its very- >>>>> different features, making it quite unlike QWERTY). >>>>> >>>>> This keyboard works fine as a replacement of the standard keyboard on >>>>> an Android Phone. But for a An Android Tablet, it would work best if >>>>> it's implemented as a floating, movable keyboard. >>>>> >>>>> (the footprint of this keyboard is mostly dependable on the size of a >>>>> human's finger; it remains the same even if the tablet's display is >>>>> much larger than a phone's. Therefore it'll take a relatively smaller >>>>> area on a tablet.) >>>>> >>>>> If I use the current SDK hooks, it will have to take a significant >>>>> portion of the screen, defeating the purpose. >>>>> >>>>> Can someone point me to the right direction in creating a floating >>>>> keyboard? or is it possible? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Saied Nesbat, >>>>> Exideas (creator of MessagEase) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@**googlegroup* >>>>> *s.com <[email protected]> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> android-developers+**unsubscribe**@googlegroups.com<android-developers%[email protected]> >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/**group**/android-developers?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. 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