Android Localization problem: Not all items in the layout update properly when switching locales

Question

Here\'s the problem: When I have an activity running in the background, and I switch locales, and I switch back to the application, everything updates... EXCEPT checkboxes and r

Answer 1

The cause of the problem is that CompoundButton.onSaveInstanceState() calls setFreezesText(true) and thus saves&restores the text.

A simple solution is using a subclass like this:

public class CheckBoxNoPersistentText extends CheckBox {

    public CheckBoxNoPersistentText(final Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public CheckBoxNoPersistentText(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    public CheckBoxNoPersistentText(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs, final int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
    }

    @Override
    public void onRestoreInstanceState(final Parcelable state) {

        final CharSequence text = getText(); // the text has been resolved anew

        super.onRestoreInstanceState(state); // this restores the old text

        setText(text); // this overwrites the restored text with the newly resolved text

    }
}