Android Edittext - Stop Cursor Blinking, Want A Solid Cursor

I want to be able to see the cursor all the time. No blinking, and no hiding. I could extend editText and get into rendering a graphic and of-setting it as the text is written but

Solution 1:

Okay, seems the API does not allow a static cursor. I created my own extension of the AutoCompleteTextView which renders a cursor which never blinks. (You can use the same code to extend a noemal EditText or other derivative)

Bewarned if you want to have a multiline edit text then the height parameters will need some extra work. I have assumed one line and centered the height on the text box.

publicclassAutoCompleteEditTextStaticCursorextendsAutoCompleteTextView {

            privateintmCursorColor= Color.BLACK; //Cursor defaults to blackprivateintmStroke=5; //Default stroke is 5publicAutoCompleteEditTextStaticCursor(Context context) {
            super(context);
            setCursorVisible(false);
        }

        publicAutoCompleteEditTextStaticCursor(Context context, AttributeSet attrs){
            super(context, attrs);
            setCursorVisible(false);
        }
        publicAutoCompleteEditTextStaticCursor(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle){
            super(context, attrs, defStyle);
            setCursorVisible(false);
        }

        /**
         * Set the cursor color
         * Must have a static int reference.
         * If you wish to use a resource then use the following method
         * int color = getResources().getColor(R.color.yourcolor);
         *
         * Default value Color.BLACK
         * @param color
         */publicvoidsetCursorColor(int color){ //Cursor defaults to black
            mCursorColor = color;
        }

        /**
         * Set the cursor stroke width
         *
         * Default value is 5
         * @param stroke
         */publicvoidsetCursorStroke(int stroke){
            mStroke = stroke;
        }

        @OverrideprotectedvoidonDraw(Canvas canvas) {

            //Take this opportunity to draw our cursor
            canvas = drawCursor(canvas);

            super.onDraw(canvas);
        }

        /**
         * Draw a cursor as a simple line, 
         * It would be possible to render a drawable if you wanted rounded corners 
         * or additional control over cursor 
         * 
         * @param canvas
         * @return
         */private Canvas drawCursor(Canvas canvas) {

            intpos= getSelectionStart();
            Layoutlayout= getLayout();

            if (layout == null){
                return canvas;


             }

            //Get where the cursor should befloatx= layout.getPrimaryHorizontal(pos);


    //When there is no text, just off set it so that the whole cursor is drawnif (x< mStroke/2){
                x = mStroke/2

;
        }

            //Get the height of the edit text we will half this to center//TODO this will only work for 1 line!!!!!!! Multi line edit text will need further adjustmentfloatheight= canvas.getHeight();

            //Get the text HeightfloattextHeight= getTextSize();

            Paintp=newPaint();
            p.setColor(mCursorColor);
            p.setStrokeWidth(mStroke);

            canvas.drawLine(x, height/2 - textHeight/2, x, height/2 +textHeight/2, p);

            return canvas;
        }
    }

Usage is like this

 feedbackText = (AutoCompleteEditTextStaticCursor) findViewById(R.id.input_text);
    feedbackText.setCursorColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.cursor_color));
    feedbackText.setCursorStroke(9);

Hope this helps someone.