p.p.s (sorry to keep adding to this, but I want to communicate that I also tried adding the PPA from the README, but that doesn't work either, due to not supporting trusty, which I haven't been able to resolve from searching the web for answers...)
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to onboard in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1301070 Title: onboard not clickable/working on lock screen Status in Onboard: New Status in onboard package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch) Release: 14.04 ----- onboard: Installed: 1.0.0-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 1.0.0-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1.0.0-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ---- Expected to happen: When screen is locked, user should be able to use the onboard if onboard is active. ------ What happened instead: To produce the bug: enable onboard. enable onboard floating icon Lock the screen to see login screen Result is a floating icon with no ability to use it. This prevents computers with touch screen only from login in unless they use actual keyboard. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/onboard/+bug/1301070/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

