Show keyboard automatically in EditTextPreference dialogs
diff --git a/core/java/android/preference/DialogPreference.java b/core/java/android/preference/DialogPreference.java
index 666efae..cc48aeb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/preference/DialogPreference.java
+++ b/core/java/android/preference/DialogPreference.java
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
+import android.view.Window;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.TextView;
/**
@@ -297,10 +300,32 @@
if (state != null) {
dialog.onRestoreInstanceState(state);
}
+ if (needInputMethod()) {
+ requestInputMethod(dialog);
+ }
dialog.setOnDismissListener(this);
dialog.show();
}
-
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether the preference needs to display a soft input method when the dialog
+ * is displayed. Default is false. Subclasses should override this method if they need
+ * the soft input method brought up automatically.
+ * @hide
+ */
+ protected boolean needInputMethod() {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the required flags on the dialog window to enable input method window to show up.
+ */
+ private void requestInputMethod(Dialog dialog) {
+ Window window = dialog.getWindow();
+ window.setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_VISIBLE |
+ WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_ADJUST_RESIZE);
+ }
+
/**
* Creates the content view for the dialog (if a custom content view is
* required). By default, it inflates the dialog layout resource if it is
diff --git a/core/java/android/preference/EditTextPreference.java b/core/java/android/preference/EditTextPreference.java
index a12704f..84ee950 100644
--- a/core/java/android/preference/EditTextPreference.java
+++ b/core/java/android/preference/EditTextPreference.java
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@
return mEditText;
}
+ /** @hide */
+ @Override
+ protected boolean needInputMethod() {
+ // We want the input method to show, if possible, when dialog is displayed
+ return true;
+ }
+
@Override
protected Parcelable onSaveInstanceState() {
final Parcelable superState = super.onSaveInstanceState();
