Bug 157978 - Libre spreadsheets don't pop up surface pro onscreen keyboard
Summary: Libre spreadsheets don't pop up surface pro onscreen keyboard
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.6.2.1 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2023-10-30 03:15 UTC by Richard
Modified: 2023-11-15 09:21 UTC (History)
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Description Richard 2023-10-30 03:15:26 UTC
Description:
Word yes, sheets no .. Pls fix :)

Actual Results:
Libre calc doesn't pop up onscreen keyboard 

Expected Results:
Pop up keyboard 


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: en-GB
Module: SpreadsheetDocument
[Information guessed from browser]
OS: Windows (All)
OS is 64bit: no
Comment 1 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-11-14 14:53:35 UTC
I also didn't find how to display a virtual keyboard in calc.
But it seems it is possible to install one like Onboard.
Comment 2 Eyal Rozenberg 2023-11-14 20:13:13 UTC
LibreOffice itself, AFAICT, does not offer an integrated on-screen/virtual keyboard. I just tried using the Windows 10 integrated On-Screen Keyboard application with LO Calc 7.6.2.1, and that worked fine.

Closing as INVALID. If I have misunderstood - please clearly state the expected behavior, and give exact reproduction instructions (other than starting Calc and typing text).
Comment 3 ady 2023-11-15 02:30:55 UTC
(In reply to Eyal Rozenberg from comment #2)
> LibreOffice itself, AFAICT, does not offer an integrated on-screen/virtual
> keyboard.

I believe that the reporter is saying that using a "surface pro on-screen keyboard" in Writer works as expected, but not in Calc (at least partially?)

IIUC, this is not about some virtual keyboard feature integrated in LO (which indeed is not included).

To be clear, I don't have access to relevant hardware in order for me to test.

I am resetting this report from INVALID to NEW, as it was before. I am wondering whether this should be set to NEEDINFO, so as to request more clear wording or steps in order for others to reproduce the problem.

While this is not a typical accessibility issue, maybe one of the recent changes to accessibility support features introduced some kind of conflict with virtual keyboards?
Comment 4 Richard 2023-11-15 02:35:38 UTC
hi, OP here. Yes what I've noticed is
a) when I click in a word doc, the surface pro on-screen keyboard pops up automatically and allows me to type, as expected
b) when I click on a cell in calc, and then click in the edit field up the top, the onscreen keyboard doesnt appear, and I have to go and launch the onscreen keyboard from the task bar to allow me to edit the cell.
Hope that clarifies!
Cheers
Richard
Comment 5 Richard 2023-11-15 02:36:36 UTC
"when I click in libreoffice writer" i meant to say
Comment 6 Michael Weghorn 2023-11-15 09:07:32 UTC
(In reply to ady from comment #3)
> While this is not a typical accessibility issue, maybe one of the recent
> changes to accessibility support features introduced some kind of conflict
> with virtual keyboards?

Nothing comes to my mind at once. Did this work in the past, i.e. is it a regression that the virtual keyboard no longer shows up right away?
Comment 7 Richard 2023-11-15 09:21:46 UTC
I'm not sure if it worked in the past, my surface pro 8 is pretty new.