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 <krismicin...@gmail.com>wrote: > There's no sdk standard example for this one... maybe Google for example > source? > On Aug 5, 2012 4:10 AM, "yakobom" <yako...@gmail.com> 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 <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@**googlegroup >>>>>> **s.com <android-developers@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> android-developers+**unsubscribe**@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. 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