https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522111
Bug ID: 522111
Summary: The "Keyboard navigation" option made me think
plasma-keyboard was completely broken
Classification: Plasma
Product: Plasma Keyboard
Version First unspecified
Reported In:
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
DESCRIPTION
I switched it on because I thought it enables arrow keys to navigate input
fields (the name is ambiguous!). But with it on, I couldn't use plasma-keyboard
at all:
* Some mouse clicks were working and entering letters, but the keyboard's UI
was completely frozen
* Entered letters were uppercase regardless of the Shift state
* Clicking Shift or the layout switching key or entering multiple characters
closed the keyboard within a couple seconds, which led me to believe it was
crashing silently.
* It took seconds to show up every time
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enable Plasma Keyboard for use with a mouse
2. Enable "Keyboard navigation"
3. Switch to an app that accepts virtual keyboard input, such as KWrite
OBSERVED RESULT
Listed in the description
EXPECTED RESULT
* "Keyboard navigation" either does not break mouse interaction, or makes it
explicitly unsupported by showing a big orange banner when the user attempts
it.
* Ideally, the option is renamed to something less ambiguous, such as "Enable
control via a physical keyboard".
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20260622
KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.27.0
Qt Version: 6.11.1
Kernel Version: 7.0.12-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
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