Bug 491249 - Typing in Application Dashboard with maliit-keyboard does not perform a search
Summary: Typing in Application Dashboard with maliit-keyboard does not perform a search
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Application Dashboard widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.2.4
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2024-08-04 09:23 UTC by John van Capel
Modified: 2025-07-25 12:35 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit:
Version Fixed In: 6.5.0
Sentry Crash Report:


Attachments
Screenshot of observed result. (1.42 MB, image/png)
2024-08-04 09:23 UTC, John van Capel
Details
Spectacle screen-recording of me typing via OSK and then with keyboard (892.43 KB, video/webm)
2025-05-29 20:34 UTC, John van Capel
Details

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Description John van Capel 2024-08-04 09:23:46 UTC
Created attachment 172265 [details]
Screenshot of observed result.

SUMMARY
When using a 2-in-1 device, I cannot search in the Application Dashboard with an on-screen keyboard by using the touchscreen. Instead, it simply inserts the text into "Type to search".

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable on-screen keyboard
2. Open Application Dashboard
3. Tap "Type to Search" to bring up virtual keyboard
4. Type text

OBSERVED RESULT
- Text gets inserted into "Type to search" dialogue. Backspace does nothing, and no search occurs. See attached screenshot.

EXPECTED RESULT
- A search occurs.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.9.12-200.fc40.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
Memory: 15.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® Xe Graphics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 John van Capel 2024-08-07 16:28:45 UTC
Possibly related to #421352: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421352
Comment 2 TraceyC 2025-05-29 20:18:54 UTC
I'm not able to reproduce this on git-master, using a Flex 2-in-1 with Maliit. Can you see if you can still reproduce this with Plasma 6.3.5 or later? If you can, please set this back to REPORTED. Thanks!
Comment 3 John van Capel 2025-05-29 20:22:41 UTC
Still happens. Using a Shiftbook tablet with a pen or just the touchscreen on KDE 6.3.5.
Comment 4 John van Capel 2025-05-29 20:24:56 UTC
For reference, it happens when you use the touchscreen or a stylus and touch the "Type to search" text, not when you use a mouse to do so.
Comment 5 John van Capel 2025-05-29 20:34:59 UTC
Created attachment 181882 [details]
Spectacle screen-recording of me typing via OSK and then with keyboard
Comment 6 Justin Zobel 2025-05-29 23:54:11 UTC
Confirmed on git master. Definitely broken.
Comment 7 Nate Graham 2025-07-25 12:35:14 UTC
Git commit f8a7dd4b98047d8264ef5836bbc65a9f8235fb7a by Nate Graham, on behalf of Arnav Rawat.
Committed on 25/07/2025 at 12:35.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

Fix virtual keyboards with the dashboard

Searches were previously not possible with virtual keyboards,
since there was no way to input, so I made it possible for
touchscreen users to input.
FIXED-IN: 6.5.0

M  +14   -62   applets/kicker/DashboardRepresentation.qml
M  +9    -0    applets/kicker/ItemGridView.qml
M  +6    -1    applets/kicker/ItemMultiGridView.qml

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/commit/f8a7dd4b98047d8264ef5836bbc65a9f8235fb7a