Public bug reported: The new OSK does not auto-activate reliably by selecting any text widget as the Gnome 3.28 release notes claim: "The new keyboard automatically activates when a text area is selected, ..." -- https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.28/
This does not work with text widgets of alien toolkits (Chrome, Firefox, Qt, ...). Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first-class Gnome applications. It is the same in Ubuntu 18.04 according to Bug #1760399 (this reprot is also reference as evidence further down). Does this need a separate bug report? Is it a bug in Gnome libraries, Gtk libraries, or in each individual application where it does not work who is using these libraries? Hence it is necessary to have a way for manual activation. This is possible in Wayland by swiping up on a touch screen, but there is no UI hint for this and I banged my head bloody until I stumbled on the solution. In the default X session the swipe does not work and hence it cannot be manually activated at all. The Ubuntu documentation for 18.04.1 describes it incorrectly and contributes to the confusion. Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1791548 I refer you to user confusion on the following links, note that the previously available answers on Askubuntu all provide incorrect or incomplete solutions: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1760399 (I added a description in comment #10 earlier today) Askubuntu (I added new answers earlier today): https://askubuntu.com/questions/1057485/ubuntu-18-04-no-on-screen-keyboard/1073461#1073461 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035622/screen-keyboard-not-showing-up-in-firefox-ubuntu-18-04/1073756#1073756 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036983/cannot-consistently-bring-up-on-screen-keyboard/1073754#1073754 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1058176/how-to-make-ubuntu-18-04-on-screen-keyboard-work-with-google-chrome/1073743#1073743 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Sep 9 23:04:26 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-15 (2185 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-08 (154 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic cosmic osk touch ** Tags added: cosmic osk touch ** Summary changed: - Activation of new on-screen keyboard of Gnome 3.28 is difficult to discover in Wayland and not possible in X + Activation of new on-screen keyboard in Gnome 3.28/3.30 is difficult to discover in Wayland and not possible in X ** Description changed: - The new OSK does not auto-activate reliably by selecting any text widget as the Gnome 3.29 release notes claim: + The new OSK does not auto-activate reliably by selecting any text widget as the Gnome 3.28 release notes claim: "The new keyboard automatically activates when a text area is selected, ..." -- https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.28/ This does not work with text widgets of alien toolkits (Chrome, Firefox, Qt, ...). Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first-class Gnome applications Hence it is necessary to have a way for manual activation. This is possible in Wayland by swiping up on a touch screen, but there is no UI hint for this and I banged my head bloody until I stumbled on the solution. In the default X session the swipe does not work and hence it cannot be manually activated at all. The Ubuntu documentation for 18.04.1 describes it incorrectly and contributes to the confusion. Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1791548 I refer you to user confusion on the following links, note that the previously available answers on Askubuntu all provide incorrect or incomplete solutions: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1760399 (I added a description in comment #10 earlier today) Askubuntu (I added new answers earlier today): https://askubuntu.com/questions/1057485/ubuntu-18-04-no-on-screen-keyboard/1073461#1073461 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035622/screen-keyboard-not-showing-up-in-firefox-ubuntu-18-04/1073756#1073756 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036983/cannot-consistently-bring-up-on-screen-keyboard/1073754#1073754 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1058176/how-to-make-ubuntu-18-04-on-screen-keyboard-work-with-google-chrome/1073743#1073743 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Sep 9 23:04:26 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-15 (2185 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-08 (154 days ago) ** Description changed: The new OSK does not auto-activate reliably by selecting any text widget as the Gnome 3.28 release notes claim: "The new keyboard automatically activates when a text area is selected, ..." -- https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.28/ This does not work with text widgets of alien toolkits (Chrome, Firefox, Qt, ...). - Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first-class Gnome applications + Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first-class Gnome applications. (Does this need a separate bug report? Is it a bug in Gnome libraries, Gtk libraries, or in each individual application where it does not work who is using these libraries?) Hence it is necessary to have a way for manual activation. This is possible in Wayland by swiping up on a touch screen, but there is no UI hint for this and I banged my head bloody until I stumbled on the solution. In the default X session the swipe does not work and hence it cannot be manually activated at all. The Ubuntu documentation for 18.04.1 describes it incorrectly and contributes to the confusion. Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1791548 I refer you to user confusion on the following links, note that the previously available answers on Askubuntu all provide incorrect or incomplete solutions: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1760399 (I added a description in comment #10 earlier today) Askubuntu (I added new answers earlier today): https://askubuntu.com/questions/1057485/ubuntu-18-04-no-on-screen-keyboard/1073461#1073461 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035622/screen-keyboard-not-showing-up-in-firefox-ubuntu-18-04/1073756#1073756 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036983/cannot-consistently-bring-up-on-screen-keyboard/1073754#1073754 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1058176/how-to-make-ubuntu-18-04-on-screen-keyboard-work-with-google-chrome/1073743#1073743 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Sep 9 23:04:26 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-15 (2185 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-08 (154 days ago) ** Description changed: The new OSK does not auto-activate reliably by selecting any text widget as the Gnome 3.28 release notes claim: "The new keyboard automatically activates when a text area is selected, ..." -- https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.28/ - This does not work with text widgets of alien toolkits (Chrome, Firefox, Qt, ...). - Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first-class Gnome applications. (Does this need a separate bug report? Is it a bug in Gnome libraries, Gtk libraries, or in each individual application where it does not work who is using these libraries?) + This does not work with text widgets of alien toolkits (Chrome, Firefox, + Qt, ...). + + Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it + does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not + anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first- + class Gnome applications. (Does this need a separate bug report? Is it a + bug in Gnome libraries, Gtk libraries, or in each individual application + where it does not work who is using these libraries?) Hence it is necessary to have a way for manual activation. This is possible in Wayland by swiping up on a touch screen, but there is no UI hint for this and I banged my head bloody until I stumbled on the solution. In the default X session the swipe does not work and hence it cannot be manually activated at all. The Ubuntu documentation for 18.04.1 describes it incorrectly and contributes to the confusion. Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1791548 I refer you to user confusion on the following links, note that the previously available answers on Askubuntu all provide incorrect or incomplete solutions: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1760399 (I added a description in comment #10 earlier today) Askubuntu (I added new answers earlier today): https://askubuntu.com/questions/1057485/ubuntu-18-04-no-on-screen-keyboard/1073461#1073461 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035622/screen-keyboard-not-showing-up-in-firefox-ubuntu-18-04/1073756#1073756 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036983/cannot-consistently-bring-up-on-screen-keyboard/1073754#1073754 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1058176/how-to-make-ubuntu-18-04-on-screen-keyboard-work-with-google-chrome/1073743#1073743 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Sep 9 23:04:26 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-15 (2185 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-08 (154 days ago) ** Description changed: The new OSK does not auto-activate reliably by selecting any text widget as the Gnome 3.28 release notes claim: "The new keyboard automatically activates when a text area is selected, ..." -- https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.28/ This does not work with text widgets of alien toolkits (Chrome, Firefox, Qt, ...). - Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it - does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not - anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first- - class Gnome applications. (Does this need a separate bug report? Is it a - bug in Gnome libraries, Gtk libraries, or in each individual application - where it does not work who is using these libraries?) + Even in Gnome this does not work everywhere, for me (Cosmic, 3.30) it does only for the search boxes of Activity and Application menus, not anywhere else that I can find. Not even epiphany, gedit, or other first-class Gnome applications. It is the same in Ubuntu 18.04 according to Bug #1760399 (this reprot is also reference as evidence further down). + Does this need a separate bug report? Is it a bug in Gnome libraries, Gtk libraries, or in each individual application where it does not work who is using these libraries? Hence it is necessary to have a way for manual activation. This is possible in Wayland by swiping up on a touch screen, but there is no UI hint for this and I banged my head bloody until I stumbled on the solution. In the default X session the swipe does not work and hence it cannot be manually activated at all. The Ubuntu documentation for 18.04.1 describes it incorrectly and contributes to the confusion. Bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1791548 I refer you to user confusion on the following links, note that the previously available answers on Askubuntu all provide incorrect or incomplete solutions: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1760399 (I added a description in comment #10 earlier today) Askubuntu (I added new answers earlier today): https://askubuntu.com/questions/1057485/ubuntu-18-04-no-on-screen-keyboard/1073461#1073461 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1035622/screen-keyboard-not-showing-up-in-firefox-ubuntu-18-04/1073756#1073756 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1036983/cannot-consistently-bring-up-on-screen-keyboard/1073754#1073754 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1058176/how-to-make-ubuntu-18-04-on-screen-keyboard-work-with-google-chrome/1073743#1073743 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.28.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Sep 9 23:04:26 2018 DisplayManager: gdm3 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-15 (2185 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-08 (154 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1791551 Title: Activation of new on-screen keyboard in Gnome 3.28/3.30 is difficult to discover in Wayland and not possible in X To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1791551/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
