I figured it out. The line, android:inputType="textCapSentences"
was the issue. Adding this line to an EditText object will make the object be a single line EditText, and will not let words wrap, or allow a user to press 'Enter' to insert a line feed or carriage return in the EditText. On Jul 18, 10:45 am, Bryan <bryguy0...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been trying to get my EditText box towordwrap, but can't seem > to do it. > > I have deal with much more complicated issues while developing Android > applications, and this seems like it should be a straight-forward > process. > > However, the issue remains, and I have a large text box that is only > allowing me to enter text on one line, continuing straight across, > scrolling horizontally as I enter text. > > Here is the XML code for the EditText object from my layout file. > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <LinearLayout > android:id="@+id/myWidget48" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:orientation="vertical" > xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > > > <ScrollView > android:id="@+id/myScrollView" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:layout_weight="1" > > > <LinearLayout > android:id="@+id/widget37" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:orientation="vertical" > > > > ... [other textview and edit text objects] > > <EditText > android:id="@+id/txtNotes" > android:layout_width="300px" > android:layout_height="120px" > android:scrollbars="vertical" > android:textSize="18sp" > android:gravity="left" > android:layout_marginTop="10dip" > android:nextFocusUp="@+id/txtChkAmount" > android:nextFocusLeft="@+id/txtChkAmount" > android:nextFocusDown="@+id/btnChkSave" > android:nextFocusRight="@+id/btnChkSave" > android:inputType="textCapSentences" > > > </EditText> > </LinearLayout> > </ScrollView> > </LinearLayout> -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
