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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon paulmach

Cannot edit on DroidX w\ Gingerbread when Auto Link is on

Open UberNewf opened this issue 13 years ago • 2 comments

I have a .TXT file with a couple URLs and some numbers. When Auto Link is on and I open it with Text Edit, the cursor is not available in the file. I also do not have the little nub thingy that allows you to easily move the cursor around. Tapping into sentences does not reveal the cursor. Hitting backspace will show the cursor at the very start of the file, but I cannot move it. The only way to be able to edit this file (and get the nub thingy back) is to turn off Auto Link, edit the file and then turn Auto Link back on.

Droid X Android 2.3.3

UberNewf avatar Aug 08 '11 16:08 UberNewf

Almost a month on this with no feedback. Little help?

UberNewf avatar Sep 06 '11 14:09 UberNewf

What the "Auto Link" options just sets this property on the text field: text.setAutoLinkMask(Linkify.ALL); That is all it does.

When testing I was getting some very weird behavior on top of what you described. From this I would conclude that Auto Linking is not meant to be used while editing text. At least at this time.

That is my unprofessional opinion. If you have any suggestions on how to fix this, let me know.

paulmach avatar Sep 07 '11 19:09 paulmach