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.
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Disable EditText context menu
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I am using EditText in my Android application. When i long press on the EditText, i want to remove/hide all the default context menu like Copy,Cut,Select All etc. Only paste menu should be shown. I have tried with the solution in the below link, but along with Paste, SelectAll option is also showing. How can i remove it.
EditText: Disable Paste/Replace menu pop-up on Text Selection Handler click event
EditText yourEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.your_edit_text);
yourEditText.setCustomSelectionActionModeCallback(new ActionMode.Callback()
{
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode actionMode, Menu menu)
{
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode actionMode, Menu menu)
{
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode actionMode, MenuItem menuItem)
{
return false;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode actionMode)
{
// Do your stuff here when you destroy
}
});
}
In your xml file, add following line to your respective editText:
android:textIsSelectable="false"
For further operations you can use that library:
https://github.com/neopixl/PixlUI
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
I have an activity with an ActionBar. One of the options is to search a document (not necessarily local). I want to use a contextual action bar (CAB) with the following items:
edit field - place for user to enter text they want to search for
Previous Button - moves to the previous item that matches the search
Next Button - moves to the next item that matches the search
I want to use a CAB for several reasons. Primarily, I want the user to pick an option which will bring up the CAB defined above. When the user is done with the search, they select the done button and the ActionBar returns to previous state.
Here's the problem. I can't get the search item to appear in my CAB in an expanded state. NOTE: The activity I'm attempting to modify is NOT the main activity but is an activity launched by the user based on certain events. Once this activity is loaded, the user may or may not decide to use the 'search' functionality I'm describing. I also do not want Android to do the searching. I have an API that will search for the results I want and allow me to navigate to the prev/next search result.
My code for the CAB (which is being called correctly) is:
protected ActionMode mActionModeSearch;
private ActionMode.Callback mActionModeSearchCallback = new ActionMode.Callback()
{
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode actionMode, Menu menu)
{
actionMode.getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.pdf_menu_search, menu);
// Associate searchable configuration with the SearchView
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.pdf_menu_search_item).getActionView();
searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener()
{
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String s)
{
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String s)
{
return false;
}
});
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode actionMode, Menu menu)
{
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode actionMode, MenuItem menuItem)
{
switch(menuItem.getItemId())
{
case R.id.pdf_menu_search_prev:
findPrevSearchResult();
return true;
case R.id.pdf_menu_search_next:
findNextSearchResult();
return true;
default:
return false;
}
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode actionMode)
{
//resetHideToolbarsTimer();
}
};
The CAB menu code is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<group android:id="#+id/group_search_mode">
<item
android:id="#+id/pdf_menu_search_item"
android:title="#string/search"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_pdf_action_search"
app:showAsAction="collapseActionView|ifRoom"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"/>
<item
android:id="#+id/pdf_menu_search_prev"
android:title="#string/search_prev"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_pdf_action_search_prev"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
<item
android:id="#+id/pdf_menu_search_next"
android:title="#string/search_next"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_pdf_action_search_next"
app:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
</group>
I also changed my activity definition in AndroidManifest.xml although I'm not sure this is required:
<activity
android:name="com.myapp.myActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.default_searchable"
android:value="com.myapp.myActivity" />
<meta-data
android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable" />
</activity>
When I run the app, the activity load correctly. When the user selects the search option, I load the CAB and it seems to be running fine. I've stepped through the code to make sure the onCreateActionMode is functioning as expected. But, all I see is the icon for search, next and previous, with the 'Done' button. When I touch the 'Search' icon, it doesn't do anything. No text field is created in the CAB for me to enter text. What am I doing wrong????
Screenshot showing the CAB coming up. As you can see, the search icon shows but doesn't do anything when I press it. What I really need is for the search edit box to appear by default.
First, we should set always value for app:showAsAction of all menu items:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
<group android:id="#+id/group_search_mode">
<item
android:id="#+id/pdf_menu_search_item"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_pdf_action_search"
android:title="#string/search"
app:actionViewClass="android.support.v7.widget.SearchView"
app:showAsAction="always"/>
<item
android:id="#+id/pdf_menu_search_prev"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_pdf_action_search_prev"
android:title="#string/search_prev"
app:showAsAction="always"/>
<item
android:id="#+id/pdf_menu_search_next"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_pdf_action_search_next"
android:title="#string/search_next"
app:showAsAction="always"/>
</group>
</menu>
Secondary, in this case we don't need to set intent filter for our Activity and searchable info for our SearchView.
Definition of this Activity in AndroidManifest.xml:
<activity
android:name="com.myapp.myActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" />
ActionMode.Callback implementation:
private ActionMode.Callback mActionModeSearchCallback = new ActionMode.Callback() {
private SearchView mSearchView;
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode actionMode, Menu menu) {
actionMode.getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.home, menu);
mSearchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.pdf_menu_search_item));
mSearchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
mSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String s) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String s) {
return false;
}
});
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode actionMode, Menu menu) {
mSearchView.requestFocus();
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode actionMode, MenuItem menuItem) {
switch (menuItem.getItemId()) {
case R.id.pdf_menu_search_prev:
findPrevSearchResult();
return true;
case R.id.pdf_menu_search_next:
findNextSearchResult();
return true;
default:
return false;
}
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode actionMode) {
}
};
I just tried this code on three 4.0+ devices and it was fully working. But I didn't test on devises with lower OS versions.
Hope it will be helpful for you.
i have problem searchView in CAB
so i set layout(with edittext) in manu item, it give me same view as searchview
try this i hope it works for you
menu/search.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:id="#+id/edt_mySearch"
android:actionLayout="#layout/search_bar"
android:enabled="true"
android:showAsAction="always"
android:visible="true"/>
</menu>
layout/search _bar.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<EditText
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:id="#+id/edt_search"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint=" Search..."
/>
</RelativeLayout>
and myAction mode
mActionModeCallback = new ActionMode.Callback() {
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
// mode.setTitle("Demo");
getSupportMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search, menu);
RelativeLayout m = (RelativeLayout) menu.findItem(
R.id.edt_mySearch).getActionView();
EditText mSearchView = (EditText) m
.findViewById(R.id.edt_search);
mSearchView.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
#Override
public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start,
int before, int count) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start,
int count, int after) {
}
#Override
public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
// search here
}
});
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
return false;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
}
};
As we know, by default, after selecting some text on views, android displays Contextual Action Bar (CAB) with some default options, such as: copy, cut, select all...
Now, I want to have an application (that has only 2 options: ON/OFF), If I turn it ON, Some other options will be added to default CAB. If I turn it OFF, my custom options will be removed from Android default CAB.
My question is: Is it possible to Add/Remove some options to this default CAB? How can I make above application?
Thank you!
You'll have to use the setCustomSelectionActionModeCallback on each of your TextViews.
You can have a boolean:
boolean on = true;
Then create a method that actually edits the CAB like so:
private void editContextualActionBar(ActionMode actionMode, Menu menu) {
if (on) {
// adds a new menu item to the CAB
// add(int groupId, int itemId, int order, int titleRes)
menu.add(0, R.id.action_to_be_performed, 1, R.string.action_name);
} else {
// removes the new menu item
menu.removeItem(R.id.action_to_be_performed);
}
}
Finally, call the Callback on your TextView with the editContextualActionBar method in onCreateActionMode and perform the menu action in onActionItemClicked:
textView.setCustomSelectionActionModeCallback(new ActionMode.Callback() {
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
editContextualActionBar(mode, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
return false;
}
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.action_to_be_performed:
// perform action
return true;
default:
break;
}
return false;
}
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
}
});
In my activity, I have an action mode with a single item which has a title and an icon.
I want both the title and the icon to be displayed, so I use SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT and SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS flags.
In landscape orientation, it's fine. I have title + icon.
But in portrait orientation only the icon is displayed (though there's a lot of free space). Does anyone know what I could do to fix it ?
Note that the title is correctly displayed if I remove the icon.
Here is my sample code:
public class TestActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
startActionMode(new Callback() {
#Override
public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
menu.add("Item 1").setIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher).setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_WITH_TEXT | MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_ALWAYS);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) { return false; }
#Override
public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) { }
#Override
public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) { return false; }
});
}
}
Does anyone know what I could do to fix it ?
I doubt that you can. "Always" and "with text" are requests, not commands. The framework does not always honor either of them.
Instead of adding this menu item via code try to use this attribute:
android:showAsAction="always|withText"
and add it to the item in the menu.xml