LibreOffice doesn't show on-screen keyboard
Bug #1572913 reported by
Terence Eden
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #1543351: Add on-screen-keyboard support for Xmir/Libertine apps.
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| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| The Avila project |
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Bug Description
Fresh install of OTA10.1. No external or Bluetooth keyboards connected.
Opened up LibreOffice from the panel. Selected writer.
Tapped everywhere I could on screen - couldn't get a keyboard to pop up. Browser and other apps showed the onscreen keyboard when a text entry area was tapped.
Is is possible to use writer without an external keyboard?
OTA10.1 BQ Aquaris
| information type: | Proprietary → Public |
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| Terence Eden (edent) wrote | #1 |
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I've just discovered on page 47 of the PDF manual on the manufacturer's website that "Some apps like GIMP, LibreOffice and Xchat-Gnome are designed to be used in convergent mode only - the keyboard will not open in tablet mode."
Given that both LibreOffice and Xchat are on the default launcher bar, this is bound to confuse users.
May I suggest,
1) Make it obvious that an app needs an external keyboard before it will work. Perhaps a dialogue box if the app is launched without a keyboard present.
2) Remove Xchat from the defaults (are regular users really using IRC?)
3) Find some way to make a virtual keyboard work with default apps like LibreOffice and Firefox.