Edittext that make selection on long click but do not show context menu?

Question

i want to provide custom handlers that cut,copy text.

Target on Longclick

1. Context Menu Should not appear.
2. Text could get selected with tracker

Answer 1

you want to get rid of the ActionMode? and create your own??

you can override this and get notified when the default is about to be displayed

  @Override
  public void onSupportActionModeStarted(ActionMode mode) {     
    super.onSupportActionModeStarted(mode);
    //you can add your custom ui here
    mode.setCustomView(....);// it takes a view
}

if you want to close it then you call mode.finish(); you can call it there to close if or finish it if you do not need it.

when it is about to die it calls this onSupportActionModeFinished(ActionMode mode)` the methods i have stated are for the support libraries, hope you know that.

The rest is cheese