GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 790581
Keyboard should be resizable (or simply extend to use more horizontal space)
Last modified: 2021-07-05 14:42:57 UTC
Working with a Wacom MobileStudio (13" and there is also a 16" so even bigger), the on-screen keyboard barely uses a third of the horizontal space it should use. You end up having to type basically in a very narrow space and definitely can't type in a more natural typing position.
We were also noting that a numeric keypad would be definitely worth it next to the letters in the on-screen keyboard. For a small smartphone for instance, it may make sense to have numbers in a different screen (and even then, some smartphone have such huge screens with high PPI nowadays than third-party on-screen keyboard apps now display the numbers with the letters), yet for a tablet-size screen, there is just so much waste of space. Having to always switch from letters to numbers to symbols, etc. is a waste of time and bothersome. There is really enough space for a mumeric keypad and even some symbols on the side of the letters. Basically the on-screen keyboard should be adaptative. If the screen is very small, then having the switch to letters/numbers/symbols system as now; but when possible, merge the various keyboards as much as possible.
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