I am working on an Android application, which has a custom keyboard inside it. Is there any way I could distinguish between the custom keyboard that I have in my application and the default one which is provided by Android ?
I want to know which keyboard whether it is default or custom which is opened ?
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I have made an IME depend on Google's SoftKeyboard Sample. But while I set it as my System default IME, the other APP also user it, My custom IME is not friendly to other APP. I only want to use it in my APP, is there any good advice?
I thought about implementing kind of a soft keyboard for Android that wrap other soft keyboard to extend their functionality.
For example:
Add view above Google Keyboard (screenshot) so that I can add emoji button, copy & paste button etc. and still use functionality from Google Keyboard such as Gesture Typing.
So:
Is there any API to implement this kind of keyboard
If there is no API available can it possibly be done on rooted devices
Thanks for any help
All you have to do is create an IME in Android http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/creating-input-method.html
there's an example that come with ADT that you can use to start in the folder
~\~\~\sdk\sources\android-XX\android
i want to make an android app that works in background and get's what key is pressed in keyboard and throw Equivalent of it in another language,for example persian or arabic.
how can i do this?
thanks for your help.
I doubt you can write such APP, this would violate lots of security measures in android. But you can write your own custom soft keyboard:
How to develop a soft keyboard for Android?
user will have to choose your keyboard explicitly in settings. You will be able to do all the translations inside your keyboard.
I'm developing an application where I do not want the keyboard in text fields to be replaced by a third party one that a user has installed. I want the system one to be always used. Alternatively, a custom one included with my app to be always used.
Does anyone know how this can be achieved?
You cannot control what keyboard the user uses within your app on Android, sorry.
At best, you could always make the user use your keyboard, but then you'd have to extend and customize every UI component that accepts input to show your keyboard when clicked instead.
I want to create a custom keyboard for my application. ie. consider a simple text input and when I click on that, I want a custom keyboard to appear. For ex : a dialler like keyboard, having keys 0-9 and then some custom buttons for my application. Is it possible to do that in android?
Yes, this is possible. There are two ways to approach this:
Create your own input method (keyboard) - here's an example on google of how this can be done: http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/SoftKeyboard/index.html - you'll then need to set this keyboard as an IME in your app.
Create your own view with a bunch of buttons to handle your own stuff. This won't be a "keyboard" in a true android way, but it would do everything you need for your app. I have seen apps that contain their own "keyboards" designed in this way.
In addition, keep in mind that even the basic android keyboard has several "versions" available: alpha, keypad, symbols, etc.
Which way you prefer to go depends on your specific needs, your development abilities and time constraints.
Create your own view with a bunch of buttons to handle your own stuff. This won't be a "keyboard" in a true android way, but it would do everything you need for your app. I have seen apps that contain their own "keyboards" designed in this way.
In addition, keep in mind that even the basic android keyboard has several "versions" available: alpha, keypad, symbols, etc.
Which way you prefer to go depends on your specific needs, your development abilities and time constraints.