Snackbar is hidden by iOS keyboard. So using it for validation is tricky.

[firescript]

If we could set a position property, to maybe say bottom, or top. That would be useful. Just in cases where developers are using it to handle validation alerts.

[bradmartin]

I don't have much iOS knowledge so I'm not sure how we could handle this. Especially since we are using a cocoapod for the iOS version.

@sitefinitysteve - do you know of a way to handle this scenario?

[firescript]

I asked here as well: https://github.com/stonesam92/SSSnackbar/issues/6

[sitefinitysteve]

@bradmartin Howbdies android handle the scenario... Or does it

[bradmartin]

It doesn't from what I recall. I will check later.

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[bradmartin]

It's not really the purpose of a Snackbar to use for validation. On a form you would use it for informing the user the form didn't submit successfully. With the option to resubmit. So the keyboard typically isn't open, but on android I believe the default works well with the keyboard being open. So if the cocoapod could just handle the keyboard the same, that would be good.

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016, 9:35 AM Brad Martin bradwaynemartin@gmail.com wrote:

It doesn't from what I recall. I will check later.

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[firescript]

On android does it just slide up above the keyboard?

[firescript]

I just put in a PR that has support for show and showTop methods now. show() uses the bottom default way, and showTop() renders it at the top of the view.

https://github.com/stonesam92/SSSnackbar/pull/7

[bradmartin]

Great work.

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I just put in a PR that has support for show and showTop methods now. show() uses the bottom default way, and showTop() renders it at the top of the view.

stonesam92/SSSnackbar#7 https://github.com/stonesam92/SSSnackbar/pull/7

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[sitefinitysteve]

I think for this {N} plugin we should keep the "show" but pass in an optional position parameter... since it has to work on both platforms, internally android could just ignore.

[bradmartin]

Sounds good. Once they update the cocoapod, can one of you guys handle the update? I don't have a Mac to do test with (I know, I know... very sad).

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I think for this {N} plugin we should keep the "show" but pass in an optional position parameter... since it has to work on both platforms, internally android could just ignore.

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[sitefinitysteve]

yepyep

[sitefinitysteve]

Although looks like android has a variant too? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30585550/how-do-i-change-an-android-snackbars-initial-alignment-from-bottom-to-top

[bradmartin]

Yea I don't care to implement this, as it goes against the material design spec on what a Snackbar is. If you guys want to do it then that's fine as long as its an optional feature. It's just not an issue on android, if the cocoapod managed the layout according to the spec then putting it at the top wouldn't be an issue.

At any rate if you guys want it and have the time to implement it then thats great, I don't have the time right now and this isn't something I'm in favor or. However I respect you guys and if you want/need it then that gains my attention to make the plugin better :)

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Although looks like android has a variant too? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30585550/how-do-i-change-an-android-snackbars-initial-alignment-from-bottom-to-top

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[bradmartin]

Any update on the iOS stuff?

[sitefinitysteve]

Nope, looks like that pod is just orphaned atm :/ Leave this issue open though if you could

[Obsessive]

I think we can use this line of code to dismiss the keyboard without worrying about which view is the first responder.

In Swift UIApplication.sharedApplication().sendAction("resignFirstResponder", to:nil, from:nil, forEvent:nil)

In Objective-C [[UIApplication sharedApplication] sendAction:@selector(resignFirstResponder) to:nil from:nil forEvent:nil];

[Obsessive]

So before showing snackbar we can hide the keyboard

[bradmartin]

If one of the other iOS guys want to test and confirm this approach let's add it :)

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So before showing snackbar we can hide the keyboard

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