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) > > > On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 12:35 AM, yakobom <yako...@gmail.com> 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 <saie...@gmail.com> 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@** >>>> googlegroups.com <android-developers@googlegroups.com> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> android-developers+**unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> 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 >>> hack...@android.com >>> >>> 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 >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > hack...@android.com > > 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 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
