Ubuntu
kwin package

kubuntu only shows on-screen keyboard on lockscreen

Bug #1747980 reported by Peridot
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kwin (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
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Bug Description

I'm on bionic dailies and kubuntu does not expose the Qt Virtual Keyboard[1] anywhere except the login screen. There are no options anywhere to find it in the accessibility settings. I have not confirmed if this is different in the wayland session [2] (I am using an X11 session)

Upstream issue: https://phabricator.kde.org/T8804

[1] https://packages.ubuntu.com/source/bionic/qtvirtualkeyboard-opensource-src
[2] https://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/2016/05/virtual-keyboard-support-in-kwinwayland-5-7/#comment-70808

See original description
Tags: a11y
Peridot (peridot)
tags: added: a11y
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Blaze (blaze) wrote :

Qt Virtual Keyboard is not supposed to be used under X session, the one that comes with Qt 5.9 at least. You can enable it by setting a global environment variable but better not do that. Under X it's more of a nuisance rather than something helpful. Consider a different solution. Status should be set to "Invalid".

Rik Mills (rikmills)
Changed in kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Rik Mills (rikmills)
affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) → kwin (Ubuntu)
Peridot (peridot)
description: updated
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