Public bug reported: It's impossible to use Onboard onscreen keyboard to type in the Unity Dash search box unless onboard is set to 'Force Window on Top' in the Onboard preferences. Setting this shouldn't be necessary as onboard should automatically pop-up when the user selects any object that needs text entry.
How to reproduce: 1. Start onboard on a computer with a touchscreen with the onboard setting 'Force Window on Top' disabled 2. Touch the Unity 'search your computer and online sources' to open Dash 3. Touch the 'Search your computer and online sources' search field to begin typing Result: Dash takes the focus away from onboard, meaning it's impossible to type in the Dash search field Expected result: I should be able to use onboard to type in the Dash search field, without needing a physical keyboard or other workarounds Workarounds: In Onboard preferences set 'Force Window on Top' Use a physical keyboard (defeats the purpose of Unity as a touch interface) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: onboard 1.0.0-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Sep 28 19:56:37 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-16 (11 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) SourcePackage: onboard UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: onboard (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1375028 Title: onboard loses the focus when attempting to type in Unity Dash To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/onboard/+bug/1375028/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs