mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-plugins-android
Focus on search field EditText and launch keyboard when AutoComplete is opened
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- Java
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Description
This ticket is to track @jollygreenegiant's question/request (https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-plugins-android/issues/1008#issuecomment-510541027) regarding making the search field focused when the autocomplete activity is launched so that they keyboard automatically comes up, rather than the user having to click in the box first.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the autocomplete activity and its search-field EditText in the Android plugin. Check how the activity opens and verify that the field receives focus and the keyboard appears automatically when autocomplete launches; confirm that users can still search normally.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, java
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100