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TextInput keyboard opens when scroll long text
Current behaviour
When TextInput contains long text, the text can scroll. But when the text scrolls, the Keyboard automatically pops up and scroll to the cursor position.
Expected behaviour
The keyboard only open if user want to edit the text. When the user wants to reread the entered text, do not open the Keyboard to block the view and do not automatically scroll to the cursor position.
How to reproduce?
const [prompt, setPrompt] = useState('a very long text')
<TextInput
right={<TextInput.Affix text={`- ${prompt.length}`} textStyle={{ fontSize: 12 }} />}
mode="flat"
clearButtonMode="always"
multiline
blurOnSubmit={true}
value={prompt}
style={{
flex: 1,
backgroundColor: undefined,
}}
onChangeText={(t) => {
setPrompt(t)
}}
returnKeyType="done"
collapsable
outlineStyle={{
borderRadius: 20,
borderWidth: 0,
borderBottomWidth: 0,
backgroundColor: undefined
}}
contentStyle={{
marginTop: 5,
borderBottomWidth: 0,
}}
underlineStyle={{
height: 0
}}
autoFocus={false}
focusable={false}
// showSoftInputOnFocus={false}
placeholder={'Enter your text'}
/>
Preview
video when I try to scroll up, the keyboard open and TextInput scroll down: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FRVE6os4xCts-84AXWpzl-_nGNgRSzxM/view?usp=sharing
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Having the same issue as well. For now I solved it by making the TextInput uneditable while scrolling only if the keyboard was hidden.
onScroll={() => setEditable(false)}
onTouchEnd={() => setEditable(true)}
editable={editable || keyboardShown}
Having the same issue as well. For now I solved it by making the TextInput uneditable while scrolling only if the keyboard was hidden.
onScroll={() => setEditable(false)} onTouchEnd={() => setEditable(true)} editable={editable || keyboardShown}
Hmm, this is a good fix. But not everyone might need this behavior all the time. I’d love to work on making it optional — maybe by adding a prop — so developers can choose to enable it when needed.
