Bug 511536

Summary:	no virtual keyboard available except in login screen
Product:	[Plasma] Plasma Keyboard	Reporter:	midtoad <stewart.midwinter>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	grave	CC:	aleixpol, stewart.midwinter
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description midtoad 2025-11-02 18:49:18 UTC

SUMMARY
The virtual keyboard is only available at the initial login screen, Preventing use of this distribution by those of us with disabilities. 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. log in to OpenSuse Leap 16.0 using virtual keyboard.
2. Open a text editor.
3. No virtual keyboard appears.

OBSERVED RESULT
No virtual keyboard available for users.

EXPECTED RESULT
virtual keyboard available for users.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: OpenSuse Leap 16.0
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Accessibility failure.

Comment 1 Aleix Pol 2025-11-02 23:49:17 UTC

Seems like your system is configured without a virtual keyboard. I'd say make sure it's installed and properly configured in the  Virtual Keyboard module on system settings.

Comment 2 midtoad 2025-11-03 01:26:25 UTC

That's exactly the problem. There is no virtual keyboard installed with leak 16.0 that we can use. Except in the login screen somehow.

This shows that KDE does not take accessibility seriously, unlike the gnome project, which includes an accessibility keyboard by default .