LinkTextView.java

package com.athena.asm.view;

import android.content.Context;
import android.text.Layout;
import android.text.Selection;
import android.text.Spannable;
import android.text.style.ClickableSpan;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class LinkTextView extends TextView {

    public LinkTextView(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public LinkTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    public LinkTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
        // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7236840/android-textview-linkify-intercepts-with-parent-view-gestures
        TextView widget = (TextView) this;
        Object text = widget.getText();
        if (text instanceof Spannable) {
            Spannable buffer = (Spannable) text;

            int action = event.getAction();

            if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP || action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
                int x = (int) event.getX();
                int y = (int) event.getY();

                x -= widget.getTotalPaddingLeft();
                y -= widget.getTotalPaddingTop();

                x += widget.getScrollX();
                y += widget.getScrollY();

                Layout layout = widget.getLayout();
                int line = layout.getLineForVertical(y);
                int off = layout.getOffsetForHorizontal(line, x);

                ClickableSpan[] link = buffer.getSpans(off, off, ClickableSpan.class);

                if (link.length != 0) {
                    if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
                        link[0].onClick(widget);
                        return false;
                    } else if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
                        Selection.setSelection(buffer, buffer.getSpanStart(link[0]), buffer.getSpanEnd(link[0]));
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}