Android IME: showing a custom pop-up dialog (like Swype keyboard) which can enter text into the TextView

Question

I\'m wondering how I can create a custom pop-up like the one in the screenshot below (borrowed from the Swype keyboard), where I can have a couple of buttons, which each com

Answer 1

Peace be upon those who follow the guidance,

solution :

AlertDialog dialog;

//add this to your code
dialog = builder.create();
Window window = dialog.getWindow(); 

WindowManager.LayoutParams lp = window.getAttributes();
lp.token = mInputView.getWindowToken();
lp.type = WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_ATTACHED_DIALOG;

window.setAttributes(lp);
window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM);
//end addons

dialog.show();

===== UPDATE 30.09.2015 mInputView its the general name of your keyboard class ..see

@Override
    public View onCreateInputView() {
        mInputView =(MyKeyboardView) getLayoutInflater().inflate( R.layout.input, null);
....
}

More info : http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/creating-input-method.html

good luck.