[SOLVED] Extension Suggestion: Hide System Keyboard

preetvadaliya · January 30, 2022, 4:07pm

@TIMAI2 sorry for that let me check tomorrow

Faraz_Firoz · January 31, 2022, 4:03am

Use this extension
KeyboardHandler.aix (5.2 KB)

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 5:14am

Use this method from Android Developers. I guess Faraz used the same way.

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 5:35am

I just made KeyboardHider according to the Android Developers documentation. @AyProductions, if you agree to make this open source (OS), I will.

Downloads: com.gordonlu.keyboardhider.aix (6.5 KB)

AyProductions · January 31, 2022, 5:39am

This extension should be open source as there is a 1/10 chance the keyboard might pop up

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 5:41am

I was planning to merge my extension with the Device extension. Is that OK?

That way, you will no longer need to download multiple extensions.

Faraz_Firoz · January 31, 2022, 6:25am

@Gordon_Lu I have used same method. I think this extension should be open sourced

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 6:29am

Good.

Import these:

import com.google.appinventor.components.annotations.SimpleFunction;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.AndroidViewComponent;

Then use these:

    @SimpleFunction(description = "Hides the soft window, but the soft input window should only be hidden if it was not explicitly shown by the user.")
    public void HideImplicitOnlyFromWindow(final AndroidViewComponent textBox) {
        ((InputMethodManager)this.context.getSystemService("input_method")).hideSoftInputFromWindow(textBox.getView().getWindowToken(), 1);
    }
    @SimpleFunction(description = "Hides the soft window, but indicates that the soft input window should normally be hidden. The keyboard will be hidden unless "
    + "the user has forced the input method open (such as by long-pressing menu) so it should not be closed until they explicitly do so.")
    public void HideNotAlwaysFromWindow(final AndroidViewComponent textBox) {
        ((InputMethodManager)this.context.getSystemService("input_method")).hideSoftInputFromWindow(textBox.getView().getWindowToken(), 2);
    }

Look back the Google documentation to look at why the values are 1 and 2.

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 11:02am

@AyProductions Can I merge my extension with the Device extension?

TIMAI2 · January 31, 2022, 11:07am

This extension (also the one from @Faraz_Firoz) is not hiding the keyboard for me in companion on Android 12. When I touch in a textbox the keyboard comes up.

AyProductions · January 31, 2022, 11:12am

it would be better to merge

AyProductions · January 31, 2022, 11:12am

@TIMAI2 i guess android 12 for some reason restricts that? or maybe i think we need to ask for a permission!! which i dont know...

or we may have to build the apk and then test it!

TIMAI2 · January 31, 2022, 11:17am

Your extension (if it worked for me) does not appear to have an escape block, in order to return keyboard functionality ?

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 11:28am

No it doesn’t.

There are two different blocks in my extension, hiding the text box under different situations. What block are you using?

TIMAI2 · January 31, 2022, 11:32am

Tried both. Neither works. Also compiled my test app, same issue.

Perhaps show me your working blocks....

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 11:33am

That’s strange - the method wasn’t deprecated on Android 12. I will try to figure out the issue.

Johannes_Ai2 · January 31, 2022, 12:42pm

This hides the keyboard on Android 11 & 12 for me when touching in a Textbox with Companion.

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Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 12:48pm

I also used the same method.

TIMAI2 · January 31, 2022, 1:16pm

But all that does is the same behaviour as this:

If I tap in the textbox, the keyboard comes up again

Gordon_Lu · January 31, 2022, 1:17pm

It does not doable the keyboard, it only hides the keyboard.