Android: Enable selection in webkit
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Hello, I'am looking for a way to have a webview content selectable in the very same way as the stock browser does.
- user long presses the text
- the whole word is selected
- two pins appear at the word's boundary allowing the user to stretch/shrink the selection.
I should note that Dolphin HD shows exactly the same text select functionality as the default browser (same icons, animation, etc), so it really should be possible. But I can't figure out how.
Until now, all i found was this function, which kind of work, but doesn't allow the user to expand/shrink the selection.
public void selectAndCopyText()
{
try {
KeyEvent shiftPressEvent = new KeyEvent(0,0,KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN,KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SHIFT_LEFT,0,0);
shiftPressEvent.dispatch(mWebView);
} catch (Exception e) {
throw new AssertionError(e);
}
}
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