Setting text with spannable, wont update unless i click and drag on textview

[broakenmedia]

private Spannable highlightString(String original, String search) {
    String rep = original;
    String newS = rep.replace(search, "<font color='red'>" + search + "</font>");
    ArticleBuilder amb = new ArticleBuilder();
    amb.append(
            newS
            , false, new RelativeSizeSpan(1f), new JustifiedSpan()
    );
    return amb;
    }

I am setting the text of my document view using the above which results in:

http://puu.sh/fepY7/a2edfbad2a.png

However, when i select a new line to highlight, NOTHING happens, setting the text view to ANY content, normal spannable string or otherwise, the view refuses to update, the only way i can get it to show the new value is to tap and drag on the view, how peculiar?

Thanks!

[mathew-kurian]

@xbroak Just call documentView.requestLayout(). This was done in order to optimize when to initiate justification. In other words, you can do batch changes to the settings and then just call requestLayout or invalidate depending on whether you changed any metric affecting features or just some basic color settings respectively.

[broakenmedia]

I tried that! Nothing.

------ Original Message ------ From: "Mathew Kurian" notifications@github.com To: "bluejamesbond/TextJustify-Android" TextJustify-Android@noreply.github.com Cc: "Joe Scott" broak@live.co.uk Sent: 30/01/2015 18:38:50 Subject: Re: [TextJustify-Android] Setting text with spannable, wont update unless i click and drag on textview (#61)

@xbroak Just call documentView.requestLayout().

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[mathew-kurian]

Which version are you running? And can you paste some more of your code here i.e. your layout and activity (portions relating to this lib).

[broakenmedia]

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------ Original Message ------ From: "Mathew Kurian" notifications@github.com To: "bluejamesbond/TextJustify-Android" TextJustify-Android@noreply.github.com Cc: "Joe Scott" broak@live.co.uk Sent: 30/01/2015 18:41:27 Subject: Re: [TextJustify-Android] Setting text with spannable, wont update unless i click and drag on textview (#61)

Which version?

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I tried that! Nothing. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Mathew Kurian" notifications@github.com To: "bluejamesbond/TextJustify-Android" TextJustify-Android@noreply.github.com Cc: "Joe Scott" broak@live.co.uk Sent: 30/01/2015 18:38:50 Subject: Re: [TextJustify-Android] Setting text with spannable, wont update unless i click and drag on textview (#61)

@xbroak Just call documentView.requestLayout().

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[broakenmedia]

Weird, i am seeing different responses in the email notifications! how strange.

compile 'com.github.bluejamesbond:textjustify-android:2.0.8'

That's the version, just fyi

[broakenmedia]

The only code is the documentview example on the wiki and the code i've pasted in my original post :)

[mathew-kurian]

I think I know the issue. I don't have a computer near me. Try calling documentView.invalidateCache() right after you set the updated text. So, it should look like this.

documentView.setText(newText);
documentView.invalidateCache();
documentView.requestLayout();

[broakenmedia]

Hi, sorry to respond so late, it seems that 'invalidateCache' is not a defined method/public

[broakenmedia]

Just tried using destroyCache(); in its place, which does actually make it update! just only the first time, when attempting to set the text a second time, it reverts back to the old behaviour!

[broakenmedia]

Well. It seems that it's as simple as calling 'invalidate' after setting the text. Seems to update as desired now, very peculiar though?

[mathew-kurian]

@xbroak You don't need to do any of that anymore. Just set the text and it should change. Use version 2.0.9

[broakenmedia]

I'm afraid, it is not fixed!

[broakenmedia]

Seems to be doing it all over again for some reason, my fix just stopped working.

When highlighting text, it highlights the wrong words! ( even those logging the actual text + html shows the correct setup) and the only way to fix it is to do the familiar drag to update)

[mathew-kurian]

Which version are you using?

[broakenmedia]

(Just updated the comment above)

I'm using the latest (2.1.0)

[mathew-kurian]

I think you should revert back to tge last working version I'll notify you when I can confirm the sokution.

[broakenmedia]

The weird thing is, even moving back to the old version seems to be doing it now. I literally changed nothing.

[broakenmedia]

I have a feeling i was just getting lucky before and the problem only happens at random.

[mathew-kurian]

If you can post a video. That would be the best!

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I have a feeling i was just getting lucky before and the problem only happens at random.

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[sigrlami]

@xbroak you should try to call invalidate() on your DocumentView, I've got almost same problem and this helped. Somehow requestLayout() doesn't force to redraw view

[Edonfreiner]

Is there any fix for this yet I am trying to change the inline background for the DocumentView