Bug 512245

Summary:	Virtual keyboard cannot be reopened until another element is clicked
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Rua <ruawhitepaw>
Component:	virtual-keyboard	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, xaver.hugl
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.5.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	NixOS
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/commit/97c402e1dac0a6354c151c2e57852615c5e2613e	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.6.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Rua 2025-11-17 16:28:56 UTC

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable a virtual keyboard in system settings.
2. Press the ^ icon in the system tray to bring up the virtual keyboard.
3. Inside the virtual keyboard, do whatever is needed to hide the virtual keyboard again.
4. Press the ^ again to make it reappear.

OBSERVED RESULT
The virtual keyboard does not reappear in 4. If I click on some random other element in the panel, or focus a different window from the current one, then 4 will work again.

EXPECTED RESULT
4 should make the virtual keyboard reappear.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: NixOS unstable
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Happens with both maliit and plasma-keyboard. Running on a Framework Laptop 12 in tablet mode.

Comment 1 Zamundaaa 2025-11-27 21:44:45 UTC

Can confirm.

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2025-11-27 23:16:14 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8498

Comment 3 Zamundaaa 2025-11-28 12:56:07 UTC

Git commit 97c402e1dac0a6354c151c2e57852615c5e2613e by Xaver Hugl.
Committed on 28/11/2025 at 12:10.
Pushed by zamundaaa into branch 'master'.

inputmethod: send empty surrounding text when the input method is force activated

Otherwise it doesn't show anymore after the input method hides itself directly. I don't
know why exactly that is, but both plasma-keyboard and Maliit behave this way, so it'll
be best to handle that in KWin.

M  +1    -0    src/inputmethod.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/commit/97c402e1dac0a6354c151c2e57852615c5e2613e