Show keyboard automatically in EditTextPreference dialogs

2 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions

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.text.TextUtils;
 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 @@ public abstract class DialogPreference extends Preference implements
         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 @@ public class EditTextPreference extends DialogPreference {
         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();