When the user touches a UITextField a keyboard normally slides up from the bottom of the screen.
Is there a way to make the keyboard appear at the top of the screen instead of the bottom?
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A:
No, that would be against the UI guidelines and since keyboards are made/controlled/managed by Apple there is no API to do this. At least, not a documented way I'm aware of.
thenduks
2010-09-22 19:21:09
Also on a personal note I can say it would annoy me to no end to have an app where the keyboard appeared in a non-standard position. Instant-delete :)
thenduks
2010-09-22 19:21:34
I agree completely with thenduks. One of the strong points of the Apple domain is the strong UI guidelines. I can't stand when people start screwing with things.. like moving buttons around from their normally expected positions.
Chris Lively
2010-09-22 19:23:07
It'd also be unusable! Any UI below the keyboard would be obscured by my finger(s)/thumb(s) and I'd have to change the way I'm holding the device to be able to get to the keyboard. Immediate delete.
bbum
2010-09-22 20:00:56
A:
Is there a way to make the keyboard appear at the top of the screen instead of the bottom?
Easy. Turn your phone/iPod/iPad upside down!
(technically this is an answer!)
ohhorob
2010-09-23 00:58:28