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How to hide ActionPopupWindow of Text Selection Handler of EditText

Actually I want to hide ActionPopupWindow (popup having SELECT ALL, CLIPBOARD options) when user click on + icon(refer to the attached image).
ActionPopupWindow appears when user click on the Text Selection Handler(bubble) (which appears when user tap on the text in the EditText).
I have tried to use setTextIsSelectable() method of EditText but it is not working consistently.
Any help or guidance will be well appreciated.

UPDATE: To hide the Popup already opened and showing on the screen, you need to clear focus of the current EditText or focus on other view when you clicked the plus button. See the
example below:
iconPlus.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
yourEditText.clearFocus();
}
});
If you want the popup never shows up at the first place, there are many ways to do it.
The simplest way is disabling long click and selection feature:
yourEditText.setLongClickable(false);
yourEditText.setTextIsSelectable(false);
Second one is overriding action callback actions on your edittext:
yourEditText.setCustomSelectionActionModeCallback(new ActionMode.Callback() {
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
}
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
return false;
}
});
You can use them separately or together according to your case.
Also you can check other options from here

Disable Paste option in edittext when tapping cursor

I have set CustomSelectionActionModeCallback to an edittext as below
new ActionMode.Callback() {
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
return false;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
}
};
to disable paste option on edittext,but still user can paste by tapping on the cursor .I tried to create custom edittext class and override canPaste(),but still no luck.Can anybody suggest a correct solution.
Thanks.
Apparently the problem is observed in lollipop+ devices only

Another method one would suggest is to call setLongClickable(false) on the EditText, although that still doesn't prevent pasting from tapping on the cursor.
The proper (or only :) way to do this is to create a custom EditText and override isSuggestionsEnabled and canPaste methods.
Check this answer for an example.

Remove CAB but preserve webview text selection

I want to implement my own custom view (not inflating a menu item), I'm planning to use a toolbar to appear each time contextMenu starts, and hide it when finished.
the problem is: there are only answer showing HOW to clear/inflate another menu over the default actionMode menu
what i`ve tried so far:
-> Use a custom contextual action bar for WebView text selection
Overriding the callback at the WebView
#Override
public ActionMode startActionMode(ActionMode.Callback callback) {
callback2 = new customCallBack();
return super.startActionMode(callback2);
}
public class customCallBack implements ActionMode.Callback {
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
return false;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
}
}
changing the return false to true, doesn't result in the desired behavior i.e. hide the cab
Overriding the OnLongClick is not a option too, since it disable the current selection.

This answer solves the problem:
android webview: prevent text selection actionMode actionBar
not the most elegant solution ever, but I just tested it in an app I'm building and it works like a charm.

The Only way that worked for me (only on on Android L+) is clearing all the menu items from context actionbar from the activity
#Override
public void onActionModeStarted(ActionMode mode) {
if (mActionMode == null) {
mActionMode = mode;
Menu menu = mode.getMenu();
// Remove the default menu items (select all, copy, paste, search)
menu.clear();
}
Toast.makeText(this, "onActionModeStarted", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
super.onActionModeStarted(mode);
}
#Override
public void onActionModeFinished(ActionMode mode) {
mActionMode = null;
Toast.makeText(this, "onActionModeFinished", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
super.onActionModeFinished(mode);
}
inspired by Use a custom contextual action bar for WebView text selection
Also I wasn't able to implement the custom menu usin popupWindow or dialogs or dialog fragments.
So simply put it with the webView in a frame layout and play with its visability and margin

Hide CAB on EditText long press showing the Selection Markers

First of all, I have searched and tried numerous solutions posted here in StackOverflow but none of them solves my query, so this isn't a duplicate question.
I want to display a custom menu like this, when an EditText is long pressed,
As you can see that on Long Press on the EditText, this floating menu appears instead of the stock CAB, and the selection markers are also intact.
I want to achieve this kind of menu for my app. I have tried using this code, while it disabled the CAB but also prevents the selection markers from appearing,
editText.setCustomSelectionActionModeCallback(new ActionMode.Callback() {
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
return false;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
}
});
Also, if I try customizing the CAB menu, it won't render a menu like this, it will just alter the buttons on the existing CAB.
How can I achieve this floating menu along with the selection markers visible, when the EditText is long pressed or double tapped?

Perhaps you can use EditText's getSelectionStart and getSelectionEnd when the OS ActionMode starts (by overriding Activity's onActionModeStarted), then close the OS ActionMode and start your own while manually highlighting the appropriate text using EditText's setSelection.

Formatting Menu for Edittext in Android

I trying to create a note apps that have an ability to format the selected text in EditText like the one I usually use in Onenote. But everytime I click my menu icon, the selected text in EditText is resetted and the menu is closed itself.
This is my code in my custom Edit Text
public void init()
{
this.setCustomSelectionActionModeCallback(new ActionMode.Callback() {
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
MenuInflater inflater = mode.getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.edit_text_menu, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
return true;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
}
});
}
Menu Layout
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/action_bold"
android:title="Bold"/>
<item android:id="#+id/action_underline"
android:title="Underline"/>
<item android:id="#+id/action_italic"
android:title="Italic"/>
</menu>
the screenshot of onenote menu
http://i57.tinypic.com/zlriu9.png
and screenshot of my apps
http://i58.tinypic.com/2yjwlys.jpg
What is the right way to make a menu for EditText to format just the selected text?
Update! Already found a solution that I think work this far
I just need to override the onWindowFocusChanged function, so when I click another menu, it won't lose its selection.