How to view custom softkeyboard while tap on EditText in android? - android

I want to show softkeyboard after tapping on EditText in my custom Softkeyboard.
I have made one custom keyboard in which I've added one key.
This key will navigate you to a Conversion View which contains an EditText.
So after tapping on that EditText I want to open my own custom softkeyboard.
Please reply me as soon as possible.

You have two options: create a soft keyboard using the InputMethodService--that is, create a true soft keyboard that will be listed under the keyboard listing in the device's settings that the user can turn on and use at any time. That can be a lot of work.
You're other option is to mock the soft keyboard by creating a custom view, of which you handle input and toggle the visibility of explicitly in your app; blocking the native soft keyboard from showing (which you can do per activity via your manifest or in code).

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I have two EditText in my layout, and another layout that contains a custom designed keyboard using ImageButtons. Using these two layouts, I want to:
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Display the custom keyboard (like a replacement to the default keyboard).
Hide the keyboard after clicking back/return key.
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I have two EditText views and one ImageView. My goal is to hide the ImageView when i am showing the keyboard (When the user have clicked on one of the EditText fields)
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I have tried tons of different ways to do this. But nothing really works as intended. Do you guys have any idea how i could achieve this
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if it does not work you can try to change layout
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adjustPan:
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I've looked at several questions and come across several posts, but i'm not able to figure out how to do this.
The following picture shows you the basic layout :
I've created a custom numpad and put it up on the repo.
Currently, when the app opens, the edit text has the focus but and anything i enter with the keyboard will go into the edittext box. This part of the functionality works fine.
Problem: When i touch the edittext again, system Input Method with its huge keyboard pops up. How do i completely block it from popping up? Or, can i tell the app to use only my keyboard instead of the system one? (Or is the only way to write a custom ime?)
i cannot use NULL type input at the manifest because doing that makes the caret in the edittext disappear and moreover if there are two edit texts, i wouldnt know which has focus.
Any help would be highly appreciated!
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I wish to add custom buttons to the android IME. So I have created an InputMethodService extension as done with soft keyboard sample from code samples. But in SoftKeyboard sample a candidate view is been used to add predictive text. So I was try to use the same approach but how can I listen to onclick events when I add button on the candidate view. Is this the best way to add buttons above keyboard?
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In my app,I have an edittext and a PopupWindow.
I want to show the popup once the user starts editing the text. but when I show the popup, it graps the focus from the edittext, and the virtual keyboard is dismissed (and I want it shown).
I tried creating the popup as not focusable, but then I can't select it after it's shown.
I also tried changing the focus and selection attributes of both edittext and from code after and before the popup is shown, but if the popup is created as not focusable, I can't select it after it's shown.
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