Controls over the EditText and the IME in Android

<EditText

android:id="@+id/edtInput"

android:layout_width="0dip"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:layout_weight="1"

android:inputType="textShortMessage|textAutoCorrect|textCapSentences|textMultiLine"

android:imeOptions="actionDone|flagNoEnterAction"

android:maxLines="4"

android:maxLength="2000"

android:hint="@string/compose_hint"/>

<activity name="EditContactActivity"

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateVisible|adjustResize">

...

</activity>

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