If you want want to make sure that your keyboard shows, you need to add other files as well. Like this. Create method.xml file
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IwanttocreateagenerickeyboardlikeEmoji.Iamfollowingthistutorial.
IwantthemainsoftkeyboardtoworkasitisorImeanextendsit.OnlywanttochangelayoutandeventsonmModeChangeKeyclickedwhensymbolsshows.
Whenmodeischangediwanttodisplaymykeyboardwithemoticons.andjustadditasothersemoticonsdo.
Manifest.xml
alsoaddedpermissions..
firstbuttonclick
startActivityForResult(newIntent(android.provider.Settings.ACTION_INPUT_METHOD_SETTINGS),0);
Secondbuttonclick
InputMethodManagerinputmethodmanager=(InputMethodManager)getSystemService("input_method");
if(inputmethodmanager!=null)
{
inputmethodmanager.showInputMethodPicker();
}
Becauseitisuptotheusertoselectboth.wecannotdoitprogramatically.Ialsogothroughlatinandsoftkeyboard.butiamstillconfuse.
MyInputMethod
publicclassMyInputMethodextendsInputMethodService
{
privateKeyboardmKeyboard;
privateKeyboardViewmInputView;
@Override
publicvoidonInitializeInterface()
{
mKeyboard=newKeyboard(this,R.xml.qwerty);
}
@Override
publicViewonCreateInputView()
{
mInputView=(KeyboardView)getLayoutInflater().inflate(
R.layout.input_black,null);
mInputView.setKeyboard(mKeyboard);
returnmInputView;
}
}
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Ijustwanttoshowmykeyboardonandroiddevice.Iwilladdeventslater.
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Whatdoyoumeanby"changemode".Whatdoyouexpecttogetwhenyouclickthetwobuttonyoucreated?
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Ifyouwantwanttomakesurethatyourkeyboardshows,youneedtoaddotherfilesaswell.Likethis.
Createmethod.xmlfile
Makealayoutofyourkeyboard.layout/keyboard.xml
ThekeyPreviewLayoutisthelayoutoftheshort-livedpop-upthatshowsupwheneverakeyonthekeyboardispressed.
layout/preview.xml
Nextyouneedtomakeqwerty.xmlforfunctionality.Andyouhavealreadycreatedtheserviceclass.ButyouhavenotimplementedOnKeyboardActionListener.Makesureyoudo.
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