Using a custom font in a UITextField causes it to shift slightly when accessed — is there a fix?

Question

I have a custom font in a UITextField, and I\'ve noticed that when it\'s accessed (when the keyboard appears), the text shifts down by a very small amount -- maybe

Answer 1

Works for all font sizes and does not cause de-alignment with clearButton.

Subclass UITextField and override these as follows:

- (CGRect)placeholderRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds
{
    return CGRectOffset( bounds, 0, 4 );
}

- (CGRect)editingRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds
{
    return CGRectOffset( bounds, 0, 2);
}

- (CGRect)textRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds
{
    return CGRectOffset( bounds , 0 , 4 );
}

Answer 2

You should set Font property earlier than Text property.

Answer 3

My solution is along the same lines a McDJ's, but with a slightly different twist. Subclass UITextField and override only these:

- (CGRect)placeholderRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {
  return CGRectOffset( [self editingRectForBounds:bounds], 0, 2 );
}

- (CGRect)editingRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {
  return CGRectOffset( [super editingRectForBounds:bounds], 0, -2 );
}

With the custom font I'm using, 2 points is the correct vertical adjustment, helping placeholder, "static", and "editing" text all stay on the same vertical line.

Answer 4

I had this issue as well.

To fix, subclass UITextField and implement the following methods to adjust the positioning of text when not editing and editing.

- (CGRect)textRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {

    return CGRectInset( bounds , 8 , 8 );
}

- (CGRect)editingRectForBounds:(CGRect)bounds {

    return CGRectInset( bounds , 8 , 5 );
}