is there a de that supports squeekboard?
from mariah@feddit.rocks to linux@lemmy.ml on 22 Jul 2024 00:58
https://feddit.rocks/post/1857954

im using kde and maliit honestly sucks. i tried phosh but thats seems like gnome but worse. id want a desktop de not mobile

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zelifcam@lemmy.world on 22 Jul 2024 01:06 next collapse

I was really hoping for a better onscreen keyboard solution for Linux. Turns out it’s awful for both Plasma and Gnome.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 02:31 collapse

gjs-osk gnome extension is extremely good but i hate gnome

zelifcam@lemmy.world on 22 Jul 2024 05:08 collapse

The osk fails to pop up when using apps like Cider. Probably something to do with electron.

For both gnome and plasma.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 15:43 collapse

u can have a icon in the panel to invoke it

zelifcam@lemmy.world on 22 Jul 2024 17:54 collapse

Does not help with full screen kiosk apps. Its broken. Plain and simple.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 18:02 collapse

gjs-osk has a swipe up from the bottom gesture

zelifcam@lemmy.world on 22 Jul 2024 18:33 collapse

Yes it does. And my touch monitor has protruded bezel at the bottom. It’s nearly impossible to initiate. Can that gesture be changed? That’s about where I left off on my last attempt.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 19:45 collapse

i dont think so. why not try xorg and onboard if its just a kiosk

RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social on 22 Jul 2024 01:42 next collapse

Off-topic: SQUEEKboard?!?? I need an excuse to use this 🙀

(Lil bit of backstory: I squeek sometimes. It’s a mouse thing 🐭 ^.^ )

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 15:50 collapse

people r downvoting u but i think this is cute. squeek away!

RiikkaTheIcePrincess@pawb.social on 22 Jul 2024 16:21 collapse

Thankies :3 It’s definitely cute ;P

I mostly subscribe to less fun-hating sorts of places so I didn’t think anything of cuting a lil tiny bit 🤷 I guess we’ve gotta all be sooooper cereal around here or people get upset for reasons 😅 🥣 I’ll just assume it’s because all of those people are techbros who’ve been bitten by mice and can’t even bring themselves to talk about it.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 17:56 collapse

im a little so i understand. i mostly type in baby talk so im a little scared to on lemmy but no 1 cares on mastodon

Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 22 Jul 2024 05:32 next collapse

Squeekboard was developed for Phosh, so it was developed with mobile gnome in mind. So I would think it would work pretty well on Gnome.

I don’t think Maliit is that bad, but then again, I just need a basic keyboard when on a touch screen.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 15:27 collapse

wait until u need function keys

Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 23 Jul 2024 06:37 collapse

Sure. But even Android or Windows’ onscreen keyboard does not do those properly.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 23 Jul 2024 08:20 collapse

really? i had no problems using functions keys on android with unexpected keyboard

Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 23 Jul 2024 08:26 collapse

I don’t have function keys in the default Android keyboard. So you likely installed an app that has those as an extra feature. Itø’s not common on onscreen keyboards.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 23 Jul 2024 16:21 collapse

yes and?

Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show on 24 Jul 2024 06:32 collapse

I think we are misunderstanding eachother. I’m talking about the default keyboards on a platform and you are talking about installing other ones with advanced functionality.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 24 Jul 2024 18:15 collapse

ok. u dont need functions keys on android whereas u do on linux

nyan@sh.itjust.works on 22 Jul 2024 14:32 next collapse

There are some older DE-agnostic virtual keyboards (svkbd, xvkbd, matchbox), but they may not work in Wayland, if that’s what you’re using.

mariah@feddit.rocks on 22 Jul 2024 15:37 collapse

ya. i need wayland. i tried x11 and it was terrible for touch

smeeps@lemmy.mtate.me.uk on 23 Jul 2024 12:14 collapse

There are a number of GNOME extensions to make it behave almost exactly like KDE if that’s what you’re after

mariah@feddit.rocks on 23 Jul 2024 16:20 collapse

like what? i had problems tapping on app icon menus. i had to spam the button which made opening tray apps annoying as its a menu on tap. i also couldnt find a window buttons in panel extension