[SOLVED] Extension Suggestion: Hide System Keyboard

Johannes_Ai2 · January 31, 2022, 1:23pm

or this:

MohamedTamer · January 31, 2022, 2:00pm

Hello,
I have developed a simple extension that should perform the expected behavior. Can you please confirm weather it works?
This is a test project:
hidesystemkeyboard.aia (1.8 MB)

TIMAI2 · January 31, 2022, 2:25pm

This works as expected @MohamedTamer Well done.
( a couple of typos in the blocks - Sytem instead of System)

gordonlu310 · January 31, 2022, 2:53pm

Can you provide an AIX download link so that I can test?

MohamedTamer · January 31, 2022, 2:53pm

Thanks for spotting this! I have now fixed these typos and updated the blocks description.
Extension:
io.mohamed.hidesystemkeyboard.aix (1.8 MB)
Source Code:

gordonlu310 · January 31, 2022, 2:56pm

Wait…doesn’t the ReadOnly property of the TextBox disable showing the keyboard?

MohamedTamer · January 31, 2022, 3:15pm

A quick fix to reduce the extension's size.
Updated extension:
io.mohamed.hidesystemkeyboard.aix (4.2 KB)
Thanks @TIMAI2

Yes, It would indeed. But it would also disable the ability to use the cursor and select the text, etc.. ( without showing the keyboard ).

Faraz_Firoz · February 1, 2022, 4:35am

@MohamedTamer Can you please tell us what method you have used

oseamiya · February 1, 2022, 5:14am

You can look to the source.

github.com

MohamedTamer94/HideSystemKeyboard/blob/main/src/io/mohamed/hidesystemkeyboard/HideSystemKeyboard.java

package io.mohamed.hidesystemkeyboard;

import android.os.Build.VERSION;
import android.text.InputType;
import android.widget.EditText;
import com.google.appinventor.components.annotations.SimpleFunction;
import com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.AndroidNonvisibleComponent;
import com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.ComponentContainer;
import com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.TextBoxBase;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

public final class HideSystemKeyboard extends AndroidNonvisibleComponent {

  /**
   * Creates a new HideSystemKeyboard component
   *
   * @param container the container in which the component will be placed into
   */
  public HideSystemKeyboard(@NotNull ComponentContainer container) {
    super(container.$form());

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qwe_rfv · February 1, 2022, 5:52am

@Taifun You can add this extension to the extension directory In Pura Vida Apps

preetvadaliya · February 1, 2022, 6:40am

@MohamedTamer you are changing the input type of the TextBox in this source code I think it will not work properly when the TextBox is accepting only number I mean NumberOnly TextBox.

AyProductions · February 1, 2022, 6:47am

An issue is there, when I click the textbox it still shows up the keyboard

with @mohamed_tamer's extension

Johannes_Ai2 · February 1, 2022, 6:58am

What shouldn't work properly. For me it works as expected (Android 12).

TIMAI2 · February 1, 2022, 9:24am

Works OK for me too if NumbersOnly is checked. However, without intervention a user can then input numbers and letters, because the numbersOnly checkbox sets the soft keyboard to display, not a restriction on what can actually be entered. The developer would need to include a content check (isNumber?) before each character is entered from their custom keyboard, if only numbers are wanted.

TIMAI2 · February 1, 2022, 9:25am

Show your relevant blocks, and method for disabling keyboard.

AyProductions · February 1, 2022, 11:33am

blocks

I think GotFocus is the click event I guess

gordonlu310 · February 1, 2022, 11:39am

Why don't you disable the keyboard when the screen initializes?

AyProductions · February 1, 2022, 11:40am

then will it work when i also click the textbox?

i also disabled it when screen initializes

gordonlu310 · February 1, 2022, 11:48am

Why do you need to set a clock?

AyProductions · February 1, 2022, 12:22pm

that is one of my attempts for the textbox