Reimagining text fields in Compose
summary
Reworks Compose text fields around a new state object and mutable edit buffer so updates are atomic and efficient, adds a composable filter API (chainable, can set keyboard defaults), exposes internal scroll state, replaces line/minmax/single-line flags with line limits, plans a basic secure text field for password semantics, leaves visual transforms unresolved, validates design with 16 participants and ships the prototype in Compose 1.6 alpha (gestures and polishing still incomplete).
AI-written summary · about
chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:13Current text field issues
- 5:07Designing new API
- 6:12User study process
- 12:44New text field state
- 18:02Programmatic text editing
- 22:44Input filtering
- 26:37Visual transformation challenges
- 26:58Line limits simplification
- 29:42Secure text field
- 31:28Visual transformation future
- 34:16API recap and feedback
- 35:18Alpha release details
- 36:21Future support plans
related talks
35mReimagining text fields in Compose
32mCompose your Text
39mUnderstanding Compose Text Field
39mText in Compose: Beyond the Basics
41mTextField in Jetpack Compose:past, present and future
24mMastering Text Input in Compose
20mMastering Text Input in Compose
38mWrite it down: Using text in Jetpack Compose