windowSoftInputMode not working in Android 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 with PhoneGap 2.9.0?

[dtre...@gmail.com]

Hello,

I am testing out PhoneGap 2.9.0 in the Android emulator (using Intel's x86 images), and I am seeing the issue that the android:windowSoftInputMode setting is not having an effect.  By default, the setting is set to "adjustPan" in the generated project, but when I actually focus a text <input>, the soft keyboard appears on top of the app, but does not pan the main window, and the <input> is usually hidden beneath the keyboard as a result.

To see what I mean, create a new PhoneGap 2.9.0 project using the cordova create utility, open the project in Eclipse, edit index.html to add <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><input placeholder="Text box"> below the <h1>Apache Cordova</h1> heading, and run the app in Android 4.1.2 or 4.2.2 emulator.  Tap the <input> and notice that the soft keyboard is placed over the app and the <input> is hidden beneath.  Also try changing the android:windowSoftInputMode setting in AndroidManifest.xml to "adjustResize" and notice that the app is not resized when the <input> receives keyboard focus.

I am seeing this problem in Android 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 emulator.  In Android 4.0.3 emulator, the app pans as expected.

The strange thing is that if I load the www/ files in the Browser and focus the <input>, then the window is resized to fit the soft keyboard like normal.  This seems to imply that android:windowSoftInputMode works fine in the emulator, but there is some issue in PhoneGap that is preventing it from working.

Is this a bug?

Daniel

[dtre...@gmail.com]

Created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4404 to track this issue.