Select TextView with trackball

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I have different elements in my layout: Buttons, RadioButtons, EditText, and I have made a RelativeLayout that is clickable and starts a new intent. Everything works ok except that I can't select that element with the trackball. Is there any way to achieve this? Thanks in advance.

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