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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