How to get keyboard height

koeosstudio

Hello guys

I am developing an android app with a sprite on the bottom. What I would like to do is to position the sprite exactly above the keyboard when I set keyboard visibility on. We all know that different phones have different keyboard heights. Any idea to get keyboard height? Thanks in advanced

hgy29

I didn't find an easy way to do that using native code, so for now I just assumed it was roughly 50% of the total device height. Of course it won't suit your needs, so if you ever find a way to get the keyboard height using platform dependent code, I'll be glad to add it to gideros.

koeosstudio

@hgy29 Thanks

oleg

http://android-designing.blogspot.com/2017/05/get-height-of-soft-keyboard-of-device.html

https://gist.github.com/abhinav272/7adb3fa47b05e93da311af9f94f48378#file-keyboardheightprovider-java-L49

hgy29

@oleg, yes I saw those already in the past, but they really look like hacks! We obviously don't want our canvas to be adjusted, but the second method is overly complicated...

koeosstudio

Thanks for clarification. Just a last question about character encoding,
Using Gboard in android, why does the value of event.keyCode of space bar is zero but when I use my laptop keyboard, it works? Thanks again.