android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="10dp" android:focusable="true" android:focusableInTouchMode="true" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:orientation="horizontal" > <EditText android:id="@+id/searchedit" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="50dp" android:layout_weight="1" android:background="@drawable/input_background" /> </LinearLayout>