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Bug 675958 - Text tool: text box doesn't accept input from on-screen-keyboard
Text tool: text box doesn't accept input from on-screen-keyboard
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: Tools
2.8.0
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-05-13 00:28 UTC by romrix
Modified: 2018-05-24 13:11 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Attachments
Screenshot of on screen keyboard being used. (501.12 KB, image/png)
2012-05-13 00:28 UTC, romrix 		Details

Description romrix 2012-05-13 00:28:19 UTC 
Created attachment 213944 [details]
Screenshot of on screen keyboard being used.

Gimp will not accept input into the text input field. The physical keyboard work fine but the Gimp will not accept any input into the text box area using the on screen keyboard (OSK) with mouse clicks on any of the OSK keys. See attachment.
Comment 1 Michael Schumacher 2012-05-13 11:22:37 UTC 
Works for me on Windows XP.
Comment 2 Max Mustermann 2012-10-20 10:08:19 UTC 
Confirming this for GIMP 2.8.2 on Win7, 32 bit and the native GIMP build on Mac.
The on canvas text field doesn't react on the onscreen keyboard input, but the text editor does.

A workaround:
1. Before creating the textbox check 'Use editor' in the Text tool options dialog.
2. Create your textbox. An editor window will also appear.
3. Click into the editor window text field.
4. Type your text with the onscreen keyboard.
Comment 3 Michael Natterer 2012-11-05 02:27:36 UTC 
Works fine with the GNOME 3 (gnome-shell?) onscreen keyboard.
Comment 4 Michael Natterer 2014-02-07 21:47:48 UTC 
Sven, can you run that with GIMP_DEBUG=key-events and check if any key events
are arriving at all?
Comment 5 tealfoxmobile 2015-11-25 01:59:12 UTC 
This problem is still occurring in 2.8.14 on OS X 10.11. Using the editor is the only way to capture input from the on-screen keyboard.
Comment 6 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-24 13:11:07 UTC 
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