You would get farther by trying at doing this for a while and then showing what you tried... On Aug 6, 2012 1:16 AM, "Moshe Yakobovich" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree, and again - if you bump into something, please let me know. I > googled a lot and came out with nothing. Found a good example keyboard, but > it's code is not available. > > yakobom > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Kristopher Micinski < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> It's such a specific use case I'd suppose the only way to find examples >> from other floating keyboards :) >> On Aug 6, 2012 12:26 AM, "Moshe Yakobovich" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Kristopher, >>> I did Google for it andI was not able to find anything, that's why I >>> asked here again. If you happen to bump into something useful... >>> >>> Thanks >>> yakobom >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Kristopher Micinski < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 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. >>>>>>>> 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 android-developers@** >>>>>>> googlegroups.com <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> android-developers+**[email protected]<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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