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POAndroid SearchView not allowing typing (conflict with TabActivity?)
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copied!<p>I am working on an application that uses a <code>SearchView</code> embedded in the <code>ActionBar</code>. It works perfectly across the app, except for in one <code>Activity</code>. In this <code>Activity</code>, I can click the search icon to display the search view across the action bar, but as soon as I type anything into the search view, my text input is ignored (no text is displayed), and focus moves away from the search box. </p> <p>The main difference between this activity and the others in my application is that this activity has tabs that are implemented using <code>TabActivity</code>. I am wondering if that is the cause, and if anyone has a potential solution. </p> <p>This is the code for the <code>SearchView</code>:</p> <pre><code>@Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater(); inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu); SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_search).getActionView(); searchView.setSubmitButtonEnabled(true); searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(queryTextListener); searchView.setQueryHint("product search"); return true; } final SearchView.OnQueryTextListener queryTextListener = new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() { @Override public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) { return true; } @Override public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) { _listControl = new ListControl(_thisProduct,query); _listControl.startGetData(); return true; } }; </code></pre> <p>This is the setup of my tabbed activity. Tabs switch between different views.</p> <pre><code> public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.product); //set up tabs mTabHost = getTabHost(); mTabHost.addTab(mTabHost.newTabSpec("tab_test1").setIndicator("Info").setContent(R.id.productLayout)); mTabHost.addTab(mTabHost.newTabSpec("tab_test2").setIndicator("Specs").setContent(R.id.specLayout)); mTabHost.addTab(mTabHost.newTabSpec("tab_test3").setIndicator("Reviews").setContent(R.id.reviewLayout)); mTabHost.addTab(mTabHost.newTabSpec("tab_test4").setIndicator("Buy").setContent(R.id.textView4));// mTabHost.setCurrentTab(0); mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(0).getLayoutParams().height = 40; mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(1).getLayoutParams().height = 40; mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(2).getLayoutParams().height = 40; mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(3).getLayoutParams().height = 40; </code></pre>

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