bug(android): swapping keyboards via picker in landscape results in poor kbd layout

[jahorton]

From user-testing of #7324:

• TEST_REGRESSION_ANDROID_KBD (FAILED): Retested with the attached PR build (Keyman 17.0.227-alpha-test-7324 in the Android Mobile device (ver 13) and here is my observation: 1. While testing TEST_INAPP_LATIN_KEYBOARD_LANDSCAPE test in the lanscape mode the OSK shrinks it width after using the globe key. Here, What I did is :

1. In the Landscape mode, typed some letter using the OSK.
2. Used Backspace and Enter button after typing each words.
3. Clicked the globe key.
4. Selected the same keyboard from the Picker menu.

Here, I noticed that the OSK shrinks its width on the Keyman home page. Seems to be an issue.

Originally posted by @bharanidharanj in #7324 (comment)

I have reproduced this on master - thus it is not a feature-gestures issue. There's a chance this is related to recent ✨ Android optimizations.

Of note: simply tapping the globe-key to swap keyboards does not cause the issue. Using the picker menu causes it.

[jahorton]

May be related to #10054.

[darcywong00]

Will re-assign when we get to that sprint

[darcywong00]

Re-opening due to @bharanidharanj 's user testing fail on
#10393 (comment)

[darcywong00]

I've debugged the issue to MainActivity.onResume()

keyman/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/tavultesoft/kmapro/MainActivity.java

Lines 270 to 274 in c494581

	Configuration newConfig = this.getResources().getConfiguration();
	if (newConfig != null && newConfig.orientation != lastOrientation) {
	lastOrientation = newConfig.orientation;
	KMManager.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
	}

Sometimes after rotating from Portrait to Landscape orientation, newOrientation incorrectly reports Portrait orientation. So the app resumes with Portrait OSK dimensions.

[mcdurdin]

Sometimes after rotating from Portrait to Landscape orientation, newOrientation incorrectly reports Portrait orientation. So the app resumes with Portrait OSK dimensions.

Is there any public reference to this issue?

[mcdurdin]

I've found:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48777084/android-activity-getresources-getconfiguration-orientation-returning-wrong
• https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37083821?pli=1

[darcywong00]

Is there any public reference to this issue?

Hmm, I've seen

• Issue on Samsung devices
• Issue with getResources().getConfigurtion() returns wrong value (but marked "fixed")

I haven't found recent reports.

[mcdurdin]

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