Bug 426112 - Virtual Keyboard problems with lock screen
Summary: Virtual Keyboard problems with lock screen
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kscreenlocker
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: greeter (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Manjaro Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2020-09-02 19:10 UTC by medin
Modified: 2021-06-22 09:59 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Virtual Keyboard problems with lock screen 1 (38.52 KB, image/png)
2020-09-02 19:10 UTC, medin
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Virtual Keyboard problems with lock screen 2 (413.70 KB, video/mp4)
2020-09-02 19:10 UTC, medin
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Description medin 2020-09-02 19:10:21 UTC
Created attachment 131366 [details]
Virtual Keyboard problems with lock screen 1

There are two problems :

1) When I enable virtual keyboard in lock screen the keyboard hides the password field so it's impossible to see what is typed. See attached image for more info.

2) When I enable lock screen then click by mouse on virtual keyboard button, the keyboard appears (green light on the button), then I click on the same button to disable the keyboard, but after I left click by mouse on password field the virtual keyboard keeps appearing even it's disabled. See attached video for more info.


Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.73.0
Qt Version: 5.15.0
Kernel Version: 5.8.3-2-MANJARO
OS Type: 64-bit
Comment 1 medin 2020-09-02 19:10:53 UTC
Created attachment 131367 [details]
Virtual Keyboard problems with lock screen 2
Comment 2 David Edmundson 2020-09-02 20:24:46 UTC
Can you share your screen resolution please so I can reproduce.
Comment 3 medin 2020-09-02 20:56:05 UTC
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #2)
> Can you share your screen resolution please so I can reproduce.

I have a laptop with screen 15.6" and resolution 1366x768.
Comment 4 crc 2020-10-11 03:15:49 UTC
I encountered just the same problem after recent updates. Besides, the login button in the screenlocker UI is much smaller than before, almost thin as a line.
My OS is also Manjaro Linux, with screen resolution 1920*1200.
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2021-06-21 22:27:54 UTC
We are not longer using or supporting the Qt virtual keyboard and are recommending the use of the maliit virtual keyboard instead. Does using it fix these issues?
Comment 6 medin 2021-06-21 22:45:50 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #5)
> We are not longer using or supporting the Qt virtual keyboard and are
> recommending the use of the maliit virtual keyboard instead. Does using it
> fix these issues?

The first problem is resolved, but the second is still persistent, once virtual keyboard is activated (it cannot be disabled) it will always appears even when user click by mouse inside password field. This causes problem when user locks screen then clicks on virtual keyboard and hides it, if user plugs in a keyboard and a mouse and tries to click on password field the virtual keyboard will always show. Before, virtual keyboard had a green indicator that shows if it's enabled or not, now once user click on virtual keyboard button it will always be enabled.
Comment 7 Nate Graham 2021-06-21 23:15:56 UTC
OK, so these are legit bugs, but not bugs in the screen locker per se. They are generic problems that need to be solved in the UI components that handle input. Can you file a new bug report on frameworks-plasma | components? Thanks!
Comment 8 medin 2021-06-22 09:59:28 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #7)
> OK, so these are legit bugs, but not bugs in the screen locker per se. They
> are generic problems that need to be solved in the UI components that handle
> input. Can you file a new bug report on frameworks-plasma | components?
> Thanks!

This problem was reported on X11, so it concerns only virtual keyboard on lockscreen.