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Scroll a Scroll View which contains Edit Text

my scroll view contains a linear layout which further contains some of the edit text fields. now when I click on a edit text field at the bottom one then soft keyboard appears, but my problem is that it covers that edit textfield. this is my activity declared in android manifest file:
<activity
android:name="me.example.scrollview.LoginActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_login"
android:theme="#android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar"
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden|adjustResize|adjustPan" >
</activity>
and here is my layout.xml file for this activity.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#android:color/darker_gray"
tools:context=".LoginActivity" >
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/login_sv_login_container"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:isScrollContainer="true"
android:background="#android:color/transparent" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/login_ll_container"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="230dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txt_username"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:maxLines="1"
android:singleLine="true" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txt_phone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="phone"
android:maxLines="1"
android:singleLine="true" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txt_password"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:maxLines="1"
android:singleLine="true" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_login"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:background="#drawable/ic_login"
android:text="" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
Now Please help me as I am very new to android programming. I am unable to fix this issue and can't find a way to scroll my scroll view without resizing my main window.I just want my scroll view to make scrolling when soft keyboard appears.Thanx in advance.

Both previously pointed out solutions can work. But there might still be a problem if the edittext is at the bottom of the ListView where it would still be covered by the onscreen keyboard. Not sure if a scrollview can be scrolled to a point where there is no more content.
What i've seen is that you might use two contradicting flags in your manifest:
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden|adjustResize|adjustPan" > </activity>
adjustResize and adjustPan can imho NOT be combined. Try how it looks with only adjustResize. This should avoid that the keyboard covers anything of your view.

You can try:
ScrollView scroll = (ScrollView)findViewById(R.id.scrollview);
scroll.scrollTo(0, sv.getBottom());
or
scroll.scrollTo(5, 10);

You can use YOURSCROLLVIEW.scrollTo(int x, int y) or YOURSCROLLVIEW.smoothScrollTo(int x, int y) to move the scroll view to the appropriate coordinates so that the edit text box and keyboard are both shown.
More information about these functions and other scrollview functions can be found on the android developer reference page.

Android ScrollView is not working

This is my .xml file where I have used two scrollview,in Input Edittext and onether in output TextView. What is wrong here...It is not working in android device.
Another problem is that when I turn my device it only shows the input text area. The output text area goes down.I want to see the half screen of input and half screen of output area.
How to fix it??
Thanks
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/test"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="38dp"
android:text="#string/test" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/rdf"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="38dp"
android:text="#string/rdf" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/load"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="38dp"
android:text="#string/load" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/clear"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="38dp"
android:text="#string/clear" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/close"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="38dp"
android:text="#string/close" />
</LinearLayout>
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/input"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="175dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#fff"
android:ems="10"
android:gravity="top|left"
android:textSize="14dp"
android:inputType="textMultiLine" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<Button
android:id="#+id/run"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/run" />
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/output"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="225dp"
android:background="#fff"
android:text="#string/output"
android:textColor="#1e90ff" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>

Try setting layout_weight=1 and layout_height=0dp for the two scroll views instead of their
contents.

What is wrong here...It is not working in android device.
That's pretty vague. What were your expectations? What isn't working? In other words, please be a little more specific.
However, based on the layout code given, here are some recommendations:
Avoid hardcoding the size of views. You cannot make assumptions about screen size with the large variety of screen sizes, densities and devices out there. Also, even if you're able to make the layout look nice in portrait mode, it'll probably be not even close to that in landscape.
If you're going to put just a single View in a ScrollView, there's no need to wrap it in a ViewGroup container; just set the View directly, without nesting it again and added an extra layer of complexity to the view hierarchy.
There's no need to wrap a TextView or EditText with a ScrollView, as both views are scrollable by itself.
Regarding your second question: you can prevent Android from extracting all UI components when there's little layout estate left with the keyboard popped up. You'll need to set the IME_FLAG_NO_EXTRACT_UI flag on the EditText, or in xml: android:imeOptions="flagNoExtractUi".
I do like to point out that there's a reason Android has this behaviour by default. In most cases it hardly makes sense to force a tiny part of the UI to be visible, even more as whatever is being typed by the user is probably what really matters.

Android : Soft Keyboard covering edit text up (adjustresize or adjustpan doesnt work)

Android Developers...
I am new in developing android application. Thus, i really ask for a slow or details explanation about the problem:
As the title, the soft keyboard always covering up the edit text. Non of the adjustresize or adjustpan works.
I already search this problem, some people say to make the application not fullscreen. I already make my own simple theme which only consist:
false
still/ it doesnt work. Thus, how to disable full screen correctly?
Some people say to use scrollview. Is it the only answer for it? because i would rather to use relative or linear layout.
is there any simple answer to make the soft keyboard behaves well?
Thank you so much for your help :D
Ps:
android:minSdkVersion="7"
I am targetting for 2.1
There is no such implicit theme on my manifest that state the theme is fullscreen mode.
The awkward is: my login activity, the edittext is sliding up to make a room for the soft keyboard. but whenever this activity is called again, the sliding up for edittext does not working.
this is my activity xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#color/bgcolor"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textTitle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="20dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Transfer Tanpa Berita" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="30dp"
android:text="No Rekening Tujuan: " />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/transferNoRek"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:inputType="number"
android:maxLength="20">
</EditText>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="30dp"
android:text="Jumlah: " />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/transferJumlah"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:inputType="number"
android:maxLength="20">
</EditText>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="30dp"
android:text="No HP Tujuan: " />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/transferNoHP"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:inputType="number"
android:maxLength="15">
</EditText>
<Button
android:id="#+id/transferButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Kirim"
android:onClick="validatePin">
</Button>
</LinearLayout>

I finally find the answer to my own problem.
I set android:windowSoftInputMode int the Tab Activity not the actual activity. In my opinion, its because the Tab activity is the one who calls other activities.
Thanks.

Android - multiple EditText fields in window resize

In one of my views, I have three EditText fields. The first two are single-line, and the third is multi-line. I'm using android:windowSoftInputMode="stateVisible|adjustResize". however the third field collapses far too small in portrait mode when the IME comes up and it has focus.
Is there an option to set a minimum height that would force the window to scroll down to accommodate the third field?
I have tried setting android:minHeight="20dip" in the xml file, but this has no effect.
The EditText in question looks like:
<EditText
android:id="#+id/msgreplyarea"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="top"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip" android:layout_marginRight="10dip"
android:layout_marginTop="10px"
android:inputType="textCapSentences|textMultiLine"
android:imeOptions="flagNoEnterAction">
Thanks.

android:minHeight does work, but the parent view needs to be wrapped in a ScollView
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scrollbarStyle="outsideInset"
android:fillViewport="true">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/replyarea"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="top"
android:singleLine="false" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip" android:layout_marginRight="10dip"
android:layout_marginTop="10px"
android:minHeight="120dp"
android:inputType="textAutoCorrect|textCapSentences|textMultiLine"
android:imeOptions="flagNoEnterAction" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

Android documentation might help you with this. Or you can use a quick fix:
<activity name="EditContactActivity"
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateVisible|adjustResize">
...
</activity>
OR
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"

SoftKeyboard hiding EditText

I have a layout that uses an EditText to let users search a database and populate a ListView. The EditText is about 2/3 of the way from the top of the screen (positioned over an ImageView, and followed by some intro text.)
The problem is that the soft keyboard hides the EditText, so the user can't see what he's typing. (I disabled the auto-suggest.)
I've tried LinearLayout, RelativeLayout, paddings, and different alignments/centerings, but I still can't get it to work right. The EditText is either hidden, gets pushed off the top of the screen, or get "squished" and distorted.
Suggestions???
One possible workaround is to move the EditText to the top of the screen. However, this deviates from the graphic design that I was given.
Another possible workaround is for me to make the soft keyboard open in full screen (not sure how, though). This will still hide the EditText, but then I can re-enable the auto-suggestion so the user can see what he's typing... sort of... because he can only see the suggestions for what he's typing.
Here's my latest attempt. See "introFrame".
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/titleContainer"
android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView android:text="#string/title_string"
android:textSize="15sp" android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textStyle="bold" android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/introFrame"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:src="#drawable/main_search_image"
android:scaleType="center"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:paddingTop="140dp" >
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/introSearchContainer"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<EditText android:id="#+id/intro_search_box"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint=" Enter keyword "
android:imeOptions="actionGo"
android:inputType="textFilter"
android:maxLines="1" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<Button android:id="#+id/intro_search_button"
android:background="#drawable/custom_button_go"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:text="#string/search_intro"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/listContainer"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ListView android:id="#+id/itemlist" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:cacheColorHint="#00000000" />
<TextView android:text="No data found" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="16sp" android:textColor="#FFFFFF" android:id="#+id/android:empty" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

What you're looking for is the Activity's windowSoftInputMode attribute. You set this in your AndroidManifest.xml file, and give it a value such as:
adjustResize: "The activity's main window is always resized to make room for the soft keyboard on screen."
adjustPan: "The activity's main window is not resized to make room for the soft keyboard. Rather, the contents of the window are automatically panned so that the current focus is never obscured by the keyboard and users can always see what they are typing. This is generally less desirable than resizing, because the user may need to close the soft keyboard to get at and interact with obscured parts of the window."
adjustResize will probably work for you, as long as you wrap the layout in a ScrollView. It may have negative effects if you have a bitmap image in the background, as it will be resized as well, in which case you may want to use adjustPan instead.
<activity android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" />
or
<activity android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" />
More information is available at the above link.

What has worked for me is to drop my highest-level LinearLayout in a scrollView (the ScrollView can only have one child). This allowed the entire activity/form to scroll up and not clutter the EditText in focus.
First, I set in my activity:
<activity android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" />
Then I did the ScrollView thing I'm talking about:
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<!-- STUFF -->
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

just use following in manifest...
<activity
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan">

try giving the edit text a layout_weight (i.e. layout_weight=1) , this may have some other effects on your other layout items that you may have to work through, but this may help it stay visible when soft keyboard pops up