Bug 295839

Summary:	Deleting / overwriting selected text not possible in some cases
Product:	[Unmaintained] Active	Reporter:	Thomas Pfeiffer <thomas.pfeiffer>
Component:	Keyboard	Assignee:	active
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde-ml
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	PA 2
Target Milestone:	unscheduled
Platform:	Meego/Harmattan
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Thomas Pfeiffer 2012-03-12 14:12:26 UTC

Deleting or overwriting selected text using the keyboard does reproducibly not work in specific situations, although it works in others. The ones I have identified where it does not work are these:
- In a plasmoid (e.g. Notes), but weirdly only when I select text from right to left 
- In the "Activity configuration" and "Add items" dialogs it never works
- In the App Launcher, it's especially strange: Overwriting always works, but deleting only works when text is selected from left to right

When I select text and tap the backspace key (delete) or any key (overwrite) the input field just loses focus and the selected text is still there and selected.

Comment 1 Mario Fux 2012-04-19 17:07:01 UTC

I've the same problem with the browser on the below mentioned image [1].

The on-screen-keyboard doesn't delete or overwrite the selected url (no matter if from rtl or ltr). But it works with an attached usb keyboard.

[1] 2012-04-10-10-15-basyskom-plasma-active-testing-mer-usb-live.iso

Comment 2 Thomas Pfeiffer 2012-09-13 19:25:57 UTC

This does not happen anymore with Maliit (tested on basyskom-plasma-active-wetab-exopc-tablet-mer-testing-120913-1410.iso)

Selecting text is only possible when Maliit is closed, but when text is selected and Maliit opens, you can delete or overwrite it.