Rotate a text field in android

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#1

I am trying to rotate a text field in android (in ios it works well!).

fullNameField = native.newTextField( 118, 132, 95, 30,fieldHandler( function() return fullNameField end))
fullNameField.hasBackground=false
fullNameField.rotation=-90

In android the rotation does nothing on the device …

Please assist asap [import]uid: 134964 topic_id: 34080 reply_id: 334080[/import]

#2

Unfortunately, there is no way to rotate “native” objects on Android such as TextFields, TextBoxes, WebViews, or MapViews. Attempting to do so on the Java side on Android shows some pretty nasty graphics glitches and the input handling is not handled correctly. It’s really an Android issue and not a Corona issue… and because of this, we prevent rotations of native objects in Corona on Android.

Honestly, I’ve tried for 2 days trying to get Android to rotate native objects (ie: Android “View” objects). I tried the below APIs, but using them causes them to be rendered incorrectly on Android. And for text fields, Android still puts the cursor and text in the field’s original/unrotated position instead of its rotated position.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#setRotationX(float)
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#setRotationY(float)

I’ve even tried faking rotation via Android’s RotateAnimation class, but Android still renderers with severe graphics glitches.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/animation/RotateAnimation.html

So, unfortunately, getting Android to rotate native objects appears to be quite hopeless at the moment. I suggest that you do not rotate native objects and use the orientation settings in your “build.settings” file instead. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 34080 reply_id: 135544[/import]

#3

Unfortunately, there is no way to rotate “native” objects on Android such as TextFields, TextBoxes, WebViews, or MapViews. Attempting to do so on the Java side on Android shows some pretty nasty graphics glitches and the input handling is not handled correctly. It’s really an Android issue and not a Corona issue… and because of this, we prevent rotations of native objects in Corona on Android.

Honestly, I’ve tried for 2 days trying to get Android to rotate native objects (ie: Android “View” objects). I tried the below APIs, but using them causes them to be rendered incorrectly on Android. And for text fields, Android still puts the cursor and text in the field’s original/unrotated position instead of its rotated position.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#setRotationX(float)
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#setRotationY(float)

I’ve even tried faking rotation via Android’s RotateAnimation class, but Android still renderers with severe graphics glitches.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/animation/RotateAnimation.html

So, unfortunately, getting Android to rotate native objects appears to be quite hopeless at the moment. I suggest that you do not rotate native objects and use the orientation settings in your “build.settings” file instead. [import]uid: 32256 topic_id: 34080 reply_id: 135544[/import]