Friday, September 10, 2010

[android-developers] Re: Receiving System Intents with Custom Broadcast Receiver

Oh, What a pity!
Hey Dianne, do you have a walk around if I am so desiring the software
keyboard presentation event?

Thank you

On Jul 30, 3:18 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> That broadcast tells you when the current input method component has changed
> (that is the user has switched from one input method to another).
>
> Interaction with the current input method is done through the view APIs.
>  For the case of the IME being shown, you find out about this indirectly
> through your view hierarchy being resized to accommodate it.  There is no
> direct "IME is shown" state.
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Evan Cummings <emcummi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello All,
>
> > I am attempting to listen for system fired Intents, specifically
> > regarding text input, using a class extending BroadcastReceiver. I see
> > there is an Intent called ACTION_INPUT_METHOD_CHANGED
> > (android.intent.action.INPUT_METHOD_CHANGED) which I hope to be able
> > to use to know when the keyboard or text input is attempted by the
> > user. (I assume this intent will work as I can use an
> > InputMethodManager object to handle keyboard related tasks)
>
> > My java code:
>
> > package com.BroadcastReception;
>
> > import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
> > import android.content.Context;
> > import android.content.Intent;
> > import android.util.Log;
>
> > public class InputMethodChangedReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
>
> >        @Override
> >        public void onReceive(Context arg0, Intent arg1) {
> >                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
> >                if
> > (arg1.getAction().equals("android.intent.action.INPUT_METHOD_CHANGED"))
> > {
> >                        Log.d(this.toString(), "Event Fired");
> >                }
> >        }
> > }
>
> > My Manifest:
>
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
> >      package="com.BroadcastReception"
> >      android:versionCode="1"
> >      android:versionName="1.0">
> >    <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/
> > app_name">
> >                <receiver android:name=".InputMethodChangedReceiver"
> > android:enabled="true">
> >                        <intent-filter>
> >                                <action
> > android:name="android.intent.action.INPUT_METHOD_CHANGED"></
> > action>
> >                        </intent-filter>
> >                </receiver>
>
> >    </application>
>
> > <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_INPUT_STATE"></
> > uses-permission>
>
> > </manifest>
>
> > Using DDMS I never see my logs written, indicating to me that my
> > broadcast receiver is not functioning properly.
>
> > My question is this:
>
> > 1) Is INPUT_METHOD_CHANGED the correct intent to receive on to
> > determine if the user is attempting to use the keyboard, and if not,
> > what would be the proper method to use to monitor to see if the user
> > opens up the keyboard, and
>
> > 2) Am I doing something incorrect in listening for the event,
> > permissions, filters, etc? It would seem to me based on the resources
> > I've looked at it that I'm along the right track, but I must be
> > missing something!
>
> > I appreciate the help and responses
>
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> Dianne Hackborn
> Android framework engineer
> hack...@android.com
>
> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to
> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails.  All such
> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and
> answer them.

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