Text Input Assistant Item: Button items do not allow repeat

Originator:maxseelemann
Number:rdar://25826062 Date Originated:16-04-20
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:9.x.x
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
The bar button items used from an UITextInputAssistantItem's bar button item groups, do not allow long-press repeat events. Especially for text modification buttons this would be extremely helpful.

Examples:
- Buttons to move the insertion point
- Buttons to change font size (any numeric metric)

Steps to Reproduce:
n/a – this is about missing API

Expected Results:
The ability to set a bar button item's action into "repeat" mode. This would allow tap & repeat actions like the keyboard delete button exposes.

Actual Results:
No such API. Sad developer.

Version:
iOS 9

Notes:
Attached a screenshot from one of our apps, where – if enough space is available (ie. predictive turned off) – buttons to move the insertion point are made available to the user. Those not offering a long-press repeated action is a point of frustration for may of our users.

This sort-of relates to rdar://25824951

Configuration:
iPad

Attachments:
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