832173 - Page still jumps around/flickers when keyboard appears or disappears

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: Toolbar, defect)

Description

[Peter Retzer (:pretzer)]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #827844 +++

Bug 827844 is fixed now but I can't see any visual difference. Pages still jump around/flicker when the VKB is invoked.

Might be something just in my config, so here it is:
Samsung Galaxy S2
Android 4.0.4
VKB: SwiftKey 3.1.0.377

I also tried the stock Android VKB, same there.

Comment 1

[Chris Lord [:cwiiis]]

(In reply to Peter Retzer (:pretzer) from comment #0)
> +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #827844 +++
> 
> Bug 827844 is fixed now but I can't see any visual difference. Pages still
> jump around/flicker when the VKB is invoked.
> 
> Might be something just in my config, so here it is:
> Samsung Galaxy S2
> Android 4.0.4
> VKB: SwiftKey 3.1.0.377
> 
> I also tried the stock Android VKB, same there.

The fix applied in bug 827844 unfortunately isn't a completely reliable fix and may indeed have no effect whatsoever on some hand-sets. We'll use this bug for tracking a more comprehensive fix.

This was discussed between me, kats and BenWa, we thought of a couple of ideas;

1- Don't resize the surface at all when the VKB appears and just alter the Gecko window size to compensate (we'll have to handle rotation, but that's fine)
2- Handle the surface resizing separately from Android layout (I think that was the gist of the 2nd option, I can't recall perfectly)

Comment 2

[Nicolae Albu]

Same as bug 758614?

Comment 3

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