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fix(ime): targetSdk 36 + explicit insets — Android 16+ IME show failure (#59) #60

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions app/build.gradle.kts
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Expand Up @@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ plugins {

android {
namespace = "at.dasher.android"
compileSdk = 35
compileSdk = 36
ndkVersion = "27.0.12077973"

defaultConfig {
applicationId = "at.dasher.android"
minSdk = 24
targetSdk = 35
targetSdk = 36
versionCode = gitVersionCode(base = 1000, fallback = 8)
versionName = gitVersionName(fallback = "0.1.8")

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22 changes: 21 additions & 1 deletion app/src/main/java/at/dasher/android/DasherImeService.kt
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Expand Up @@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ class DasherImeService : InputMethodService() {
// window's FrameLayout-based decor. LinearLayout.LayoutParams here
// survives until a re-measure casts them and crashes (Float's
// docked-shrink relayout did exactly that).
dockedRoot = root
setDockedHeight(imeHeightPx())
root.minimumHeight = imeHeightPx()
dockedRoot = root

floatBtn.setOnClickListener { enterFloatingMode(floatBtn) }

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -469,6 +469,26 @@ class DasherImeService : InputMethodService() {
eng.clearSpeakListener() // IME doesn't speak (the app does)
}

// API 36+ (Android 16): measure the actual docked-root position in the
// window so the insets animation has a concrete target (review C1/C3:
// imeHeightPx() is a HEIGHT, not an offset — a constant created a dead
// touch band above the keyboard and was wrong in floating mode).
// Measuring handles both modes automatically: floating shrinks the
// docked root to 40dp, and the measurement reflects that.
// API 36+: force-show even if a hardware keyboard is attached — our users
// (motor-impaired AAC) always want the soft keyboard (accessibility decision).
override fun onEvaluateInputViewShown(): Boolean = true

override fun onComputeInsets(outInsets: Insets) {
super.onComputeInsets(outInsets)
val root = dockedRoot ?: return
val loc = IntArray(2)
root.getLocationInWindow(loc)
outInsets.contentTopInsets = loc[1]
outInsets.visibleTopInsets = loc[1]
outInsets.touchableInsets = Insets.TOUCHABLE_INSETS_CONTENT
}

override fun onStartInputView(info: EditorInfo?, restarting: Boolean) {
super.onStartInputView(info, restarting)
// Re-assert ALL IME-owned static listeners — the main app may have
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