https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379649
Bug ID: 379649
Summary: Application Launcher search box does not accept
keyboard input
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.7.1
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff)
Assignee: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Reporter: h.k.gh...@gmail.com
CC: plasma-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: 1.0
DESCRIPTION
Starting with Kubuntu 16.10, and still under 17.04, the Application Launcher is
refusing to accept keyboard input in the "Type to search..." input box
section[1].
When the launcher is opened, I can give the keyboard focus to it, but hitting
keyboard keys results in nothing being written to it, making it unusable during
normal usage.
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
The search box accepts keyboard inputs and performs its automatic search while
the user is typing.
OBSERVED BEHAVIOR
Most of the time, nothing happens. In a few cases, the first key pressed will
be registered, but nothing else after that.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the Application Launcher
2. Place the cursor on the "Type to search..." input box within the launcher
(e.g. mouse click)
3. Press keyboard keys
VERSION INFORMATION
I'm not sure what version the Application Launcher is, so I retrieved version
values that I hope are relevant from Dolphin >> Help >> About Dolphin >>
Libraries Tab:
* KDE Frameworks 5.31.0
* Qt 5.7.1 (built against 5.7.1)
REMARKS
If I copy a word, and then paste it on to it, either by using Ctrl+V or
Right-Mouse Button -> Paste, the text is actually added to the input box and it
works as intended. The problem is only seen when trying to enter input with key
presses directly.
This actually used to work during the initial 16.10 install, but broke several
months after that (perhaps during a package update). I don't know how long it
had been broken by the time I noticed it was actually broken, unfortunately.
I've tried removing/purging the kubuntu-desktop and plasma-desktop packages and
configuration files, rebooting, and then re-installing those packages, but the
issue is still present.
I'll note that this is happening in a laptop. I've never seen this problem in
my desktop[2], which was also running 16.10 and was also upgraded to 17.04.
FOOTNOTES
[1] I've noticed the same problem with the network manager, particularly when
you need to enter a password (e.g. connecting to a VPN), but I'm filing under
Application Launcher b/c it's the most visible and annoying of them. The issue,
however, might be related.
[2] Generally, my laptop experience is always more problematic than my desktop
experience, including sddm's refusal to launch and having to rely on lightdm,
among others, but I don't know why this is the case.
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