Android Question Form with many inputs

[ThePuiu]

I have a CustomListView in which I load a panel that contains a larger number of inputs (B4XComboBox, B4XFloatTextField and an Button for submit).
The height of the panel exceeds the height of the screen, scrolling is required. What is the correct approach in this case for the inputs that are at the bottom of the panel because the keyboard overlaps them when editing? I tried to make the panel longer with the height of the keyboard but I don't think it's a very good / optimal idea.
Thank you!

 

[mcqueccu]

Since you are using customlistview, you can use IME library to to control the height of the keyboard https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/ime-library-soft-keyboard.14834/#content

 

[ThePuiu]

I have added the following line in the manifest file:

SetActivityAttribute(main, android:windowSoftInputMode, adjustResize|stateHidden)

then I added the following subroutine:

Sub Globals
    Private clvAdaugaLucrare As CustomListView
    Dim keyboard As IME
    Dim px As B4XView
End Sub

Sub keyboard_HeightChanged(NewHeight As Int, OldHeight As Int)
    px = clvAdaugaLucrare.GetPanel(0)
If NewHeight > OldHeight Then
    px.SetLayoutAnimated(0,0,0,Activity.Width, 480dip + NewHeight)
End If
End Sub

but opening the keyboard (focus in an edittext) does not reach the keyboard_HeightChanged

 

[JohnC]

You might not need the manifest entry, but you do need these lines in you Activity _Create so it will generate the event:

IME.Initialize("IME")
IME.AddHeightChangedEvent

 

[Mahares]

You might not need the manifest entry

I am pretty sure he does Johnny

 

[JohnC]

I am pretty sure he does Johnny

I have many apps that properly resize views in response to the keyboard_resize event and I do not have any manifest entries for those activities.

 

[Mahares]

do not have any manifest entries for those activities.

Take a look at this thread though:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...-keyboard-with-the-ime-library.14832/#content
where Erel writes:
Update: You should explicitly set the adjustSize mode with the manifest editor. This is done by adding the following manifest editor code (for each activity):

 

[JohnC]

Also you need to match the event name to the IME. Initialize ("IME" as in my example instead of "keyboard"):

Sub IME_HeightChanged(NewHeight As Int, OldHeight As Int)

 

[Erel]

Best option: [B4X] B4XPreferencesDialog - Cross platform forms