I am trying to create a Fragment with a RecyclerView as a comments section in my chat app. Above the comments section in this Fragment are some other views. Both the comments sections and the fragment's root view should be scrollable. My issue is that when the keyboard is opened, it covers the comments section RecyclerView. I would expect (desire) to have the RecyclerView expand when the keyboard is opened such that you can scroll down to see the comments.
I have tried many solutions that seem similar to my issue on SO but nothing has worked.
This is my activity manifest declaration:
<activity
android:name=".ui.notes.NoteDetailActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" />
And this is my layout:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_above="@+id/fl_chat_box_container"
android:fillViewport="true">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<com.sleck.android.ui.view.AvatarView
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:id="@+id/av_producer"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
app:corner_radius="25dp"
android:src="@drawable/empty_avatar"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="@+id/av_producer"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/av_producer"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/av_producer"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tv_producer_name"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="TextView"
android:textSize="16sp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tv_last_modified"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="TextView"
android:textColor="@color/grey3"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:id="@+id/view"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="@color/divider_dark"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/av_producer" />
<View
android:id="@+id/v_assignee_divider"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="@color/divider_dark"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/tv_assignee" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tv_assignee"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="TextView"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/view"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/et_title"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="4dp"
android:inputType="text"
android:hint="@string/title"
android:background="@null"
android:textSize="22sp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/v_assignee_divider" />
<View
android:id="@+id/v_title_divider"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="@color/divider_dark"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/et_title" />
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/fl_toolbar_container"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/v_title_divider">
<include
android:id="@+id/rte_toolbar_container"
layout="@layout/rte_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</FrameLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/fl_et_container"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:minHeight="100dp"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/fl_toolbar_container">
<com.onegravity.rteditor.RTEditText
android:id="@+id/rtEditText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="@null"
android:backgroundTint="@color/primary_color"
android:textCursorDrawable="@null" />
</FrameLayout>
<View
android:id="@+id/view3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="@color/divider_dark"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/fl_et_container" />
<HorizontalScrollView
android:id="@+id/horizontalScrollView2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:fillViewport="true"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="@+id/imageView2"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/view3"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent">
<com.sleck.android.ui.base.AttachmentCompleteTextView
android:id="@+id/actv_attachments"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@null"
android:cursorVisible="false"/>
</HorizontalScrollView>
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="28dp"
android:layout_height="28dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/horizontalScrollView2"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/horizontalScrollView2"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0"
app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_notedetailfiles"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp" />
<HorizontalScrollView
android:id="@+id/horizontalScrollView3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:fillViewport="true"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="@+id/imageView4"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/horizontalScrollView2">
<com.sleck.android.ui.base.TagCompleteTextView
android:id="@+id/tctv_tags"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@null" />
</HorizontalScrollView>
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView4"
android:layout_width="28dp"
android:layout_height="28dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/horizontalScrollView3"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/horizontalScrollView3"
app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_notedetailtags"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp" />
<View
android:id="@+id/view4"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="0dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="@color/divider_dark"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/horizontalScrollView3" />
<!--<ProgressBar-->
<!--android:id="@+id/progressBar"-->
<!--style="?android:attr/progressBarStyle"-->
<!--android:layout_width="wrap_content"-->
<!--android:layout_height="wrap_content"-->
<!--android:layout_marginTop="8dp"-->
<!--android:layout_marginRight="8dp"-->
<!--android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"-->
<!--app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/view4"-->
<!--app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"-->
<!--app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"/>-->
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/rv_activities"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="0dp"
android:background="@color/chat_background"
android:paddingTop="4dp"
app:layout_constraintHeight_min="400dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/view4">
</android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
</ScrollView>
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/fl_chat_box_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
<include layout="@layout/note_comments_chat_box"/>
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>