Add option to enable screen-keyboard icon for panel
Affected version
Ubuntu 20.10 GNOME Shell 3.38.2 x11 and wayland
Feature summary
Add option to enable screen-keyboard icon for panel
The problem
X11 and Wayland
- It help users to open screen keyboard only when necessary (keyboard icon), not everytime when touch on text field or typing field as current.
- Furthermore sometimes we tap on certain areas for drag, move windows etc that may related to input fields and screen keyboard appear such times
- If user mistake touch on certain areas or input field then appear the keyboard
- That misbehave with some third-party application including graphic softwares
Wayland
it's own technique: swipe the keyboard up from the bottom display edge.
I dont know but most of us become mad when going to work with these gestures and during busy work daily. Actually not as phone, it's hard to handle that on large screens and depend on keep angles etc
Extensions (keyboard icon on panel) https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1061/on-screen-keyboard-button/
This's not a solution and it auto enable the screen keyboard in universal access then it pop up everytime if focus on any input field. (if happen that just not need such button on panel)
Use cases - Screen keyboard
Settings --> Universal access --> Typing --> Screen keyboard
That is suitable for another use case
How would you like it to work
Add option to settings for enable screen keyboard (touch keyboard) icon to panel then we can open it at anytime when necessary and close (but not automatically as mentioned above. Furthermore, tap on icon more easier and no complicate as gestures with desktop screens).
(Please note, screen keyboard option in universal access and other auto keyboard pop up facilities should remain disabled when enabled the keyboard icon for panel)