CODEWITHSUNDEEP
android
user590849
user590849

Reputation: 11785

how to set the softkeyboard to show german keys in android

i have to make an application in german, and in one of the activities i have to searching.

i have an edittext control for the same. but i want the user to input the text in german, how do set the softkeyboard to pop up with german keys?

thank you in advance.

EDIT: My application is using android 2.2.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 308

Answers (1)

Martin
Martin

Reputation: 11874

Well I know this is not really an answer but he comment box is a bit awkward to use for a longer reply.

I think you you are in for a bag of pain with this functionality.

  1. Many Users do not appreciate if any application would change the system settings (and that is what we are talking about) without there consent.
  2. Many Users don't use the standard keyboard and the function might not be available for all keyboard types.
  3. The softkeyboard has changed significantly over time. The Gingerbread keyboard can change language on the fly. Older keyboard can't do that. You would have to account for that and you would need to test for all versions.
  4. Switching to German will only half the story. You would have to reliably switch back to the users preferred keyboard (see point 1).

If at all I put an answer to this question then it is “Wrong idea, don't do it!” (Unless you develop for special needs users that is).

Upvotes: 1

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