I have created a trivial application to test the following functionality. When my activity launches, it needs to be launched with the softkeyboard open.
My code does not work?!
I have tried various "state" settings in the manifest and different flags in the code to the InputMethodManager (imm).
I have included the setting in the AndroidManifest.xml and explicitly invoked in the onCreate of the only activity.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.mycompany.android.studyIme"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".StudyImeActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysVisible">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
... the main layout (main.xml) ...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/hello"
/>
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edit_sample_text"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="@string/hello"
android:inputType="textShortMessage"
/>
</LinearLayout>
... and the code ...
public class StudyImeActivity extends Activity {
private EditText mEditTextStudy;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
mEditTextStudy = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit_study);
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.showSoftInput(mEditTextStudy, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
}
}