https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479361
Bug ID: 479361
Summary: [OSK] Virtual keyboard documentation lacking
Classification: Applications
Product: systemsettings
Version: 5.27.10
Platform: Manjaro
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: kcm_keyboard
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: sergio.calleg...@gmail.com
CC: butir...@gmail.com, natalie_clar...@yahoo.de
Target Milestone: ---
# SUMMARY
Trying to activate a virtual keyboard with regular plasma is almost impossible
without relying on google (and quite hard also with it). The documentation
should be sufficient.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open System settings
2. Go to input Devices
3. Go to Virtual Keyboard
OBSERVED RESULT
See "None" and and that pressing "Help" provides no helpful hint. Namely it
says:
```
This module lets you choose the virtual keyboard to use. The virtual keyboard
will be automatically enabled when there is no hardware keyboard detected.
Select a virtual keyboard from the list or choose None if you do not want to
use any virtual keyboard.
It is advisable to install corresponding input method engines before using
this module.
```
EXPECTED RESULT
Help should provide some helpful hints.
Some examples:
- How to populate the list of available virtual keyboard? Please provide a list
of virtual keyboards that are known to be compatible with KDE Plasma (or a link
to it), so the user can search for them on a distro package manager or
otherwise.
- Is being on plasma/X11 or plasma/Wayland equivalent wrt virtual keyboards?
Apparently not. If this is the case, please say so. Also say if on wayland, X11
apps relying on Xwayland will get the virtual keyboard. Apparently, non
Wayland apps, do not auto open a virtual keyboard. Is there a way to force open
it for them? If so, please say. If not, please also say, so the user can know
what to expect.
- After some google searching you may find out that installing `maliit` gives
you an entry on the list. But the maliit keyboard, that may be suitable for
some mobile shell is not useful in the regular plasma shell as it lacks special
keys (ctrl, tab, meta). Say if there is a way to get these keys on a virtual
keyboard or if there is a working OSK for wayland supported by KDE providing
these keys.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.10
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.113.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.6.8-2-MANJARO (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please consider that having an OSK is important, both to be able to properly
use plasma on 2-in-1 devices and for accessibility. The current situation
makes it difficult even to report bugs about OSKs in Plasma.
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