Flutter using EditableText - flutter

Question

I'm trying to figure out how to use the TextEditor in Flutter.
I have "Card Editor" (basically I want to be able to work on the equivalent of a paragraph of text)
new EditableText(
autofocus: true,
maxLines: null,
backgroundCursorColor: Colors.amber,
cursorColor: Colors.green,
style: TextStyle(),
focusNode: FocusNode(),
controller: controller,
onSubmitted: (val) {
_addCard(val);
Navigator.pop(context);
},
)
I adapted this from an example of a TextField.
But I have a couple of questions.
Firstly, it doesn't seem to show anything when I type. The cursor moves, but no text is visible. Is that the default when there's no explicit style?
Secondly, how do I trigger the submit? With a TextField, the CR / Enter button does this. Obviously I see why you don't necessarily want that with EditableText But what should I do instead?
Third, I need to be able to put default text into this widget. I tried adding a "value" attribute to the EditableText, but that doesn't seem to be right. What's the way to do this?

Answer 1

from TextField class - material library - Dart API :
EditableText, which is the raw text editing control at the heart of a TextField. The EditableText widget is rarely used directly unless you are implementing an entirely different design language, such as Cupertino.
here an example of TextField , from my app flutter listview CRUD app using nonsecure rest api
class _TaskEditPageWidgetState extends State<TaskEditPageWidget> {
TextEditingController _noteController;
#override
void initState() {
super.initState();
_noteController = TextEditingController.fromValue(
TextEditingValue(
text: widget.taskOpj.note,
),
);
}
#override
void dispose() {
_noteController.dispose();
super.dispose();
}
#override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return Scaffold(
appBar: _appBar(),
body: _body(),
);
}
Widget _appBar() {
return AppBar(
title: new Text("Edit Task"),
actions: <Widget>[
new IconButton(
icon: new Icon(Icons.save),
onPressed: _save,
),
],
);
}
Widget _body() {
return SingleChildScrollView(
child: Column(
children: <Widget>[
Text("Note:"),
TextField(
decoration: InputDecoration(border: InputBorder.none),
autofocus: true,
keyboardType: TextInputType.multiline,
maxLines: null,
controller: _noteController),
],
),
);
}
Future _save() async {
widget.taskOpj.note = _noteController.text;
await Tasks.updateTask(widget.taskOpj);
widget.notifyParent();
Navigator.pop(context);
}
}

Answer 2

Just add this line:
style: TextStyle(
decorationThickness: 0.001,
),