Bug 430087

Summary:	Make the app keyboard accessible (Set proper focus after app start)
Product:	[Applications] kinfocenter	Reporter:	Michal Kec (MiK) <KDE>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	hubn3rd, nate, sitter
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	accessibility, usability
Version First Reported In:	6.1.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.2.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Michal Kec (MiK) 2020-12-06 16:42:40 UTC

SUMMARY
The app should be keyboard accessible right after it starts. No mouse should be needed.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start KInfoCenter.
2. Try to use the app with keyboard only: Arrows, Tab.
3. Try to use search function without mouse.

OBSERVED RESULT
The app is inaccessible until you click somewhere in menu or search textfield.

EXPECTED RESULT
The app should by accessible just like systemsettings is. The text cursor should be placed in the search textfield automatically and the menu should be usable with keyboard arrows and Enter.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 5.20
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.76.0
Qt Version: 5.15.1
Kernel Version: 5.9.12-050912-generic
OS Type: 64-bit

Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2020-12-09 09:51:24 UTC

Moving bug to systemsettings which is the actual component providing the window.

Looks like KIC behaves differently because unlike SS it has a module selected by default so focus is on the category view rather than the searchField

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2023-09-27 21:05:54 UTC

The search field is focused by default now, and has been for a number of releases.

Comment 3 Michal Kec (MiK) 2024-08-04 09:55:30 UTC

Since Plasma 6 the search field focus is lost again in Info Center. One needs to hit Ctrl+F to navigate using keyboard.
System settings works as intended.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2024-08-06 17:43:25 UTC

Cannot reproduce that with KInfoCenter from git master. There was a brief window of time in an easier git master build where focus on the search field was broken, but that's since been fixed.

I can also navigate the entire sidebar and all UI elements with the tab key and arrows now.