Hi:
I just installed the latest Peppermint OS version that was labeled "PeppermintOS-Debian-64_loaded". The install went well, but I wanted an on-screen keyboard that would start when putting focus into a text field. Now I am using "OnBoard" and so far even though it works well overall it does not auto-show when needing to type into a text field. In OnBoard-Settings I selected "Auto-show when editing text" on both the General and Auto-Show tab. I am hoping for suggestions to remedy this problem.
Thanks!
Tom
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Since you are using XFCE the issue could be that the "accessibility bridge" (AT-SPI) isn't communicating between your applications and Onboard. XFCE doesn't always enable these "smart" features by default like GNOME or KDE would.
You could try
Open your Terminal.
Run this command to make sure the necessary bridge is installed: sudo apt update && sudo apt install at-spi2-core
Go to Settings > Accessibility (or run xfce4-accessibility-settings).
Look for a tab labeled "Assistive Technologies".
Check the box for "Enable assistive technologies".
Important: You must Log Out and Log Back In for this to take effect.
Thanks for the reply--- tried all that at-spi2-core stuff, never worked.
I did find a solution... I installed the gdm3: (GNOME Window Manager)
sudo apt-get install gdm3
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm3
gdm3 seems to work great with Peppermint and the gdm3 window manager has its own on-screen keyboard at login eliminating all the issues with the at-spi2-core functionality needed there.
My System is the updated PeppermintOS-Debian-64_loaded ISO.
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Hi:
I just installed the latest Peppermint OS version that was labeled "PeppermintOS-Debian-64_loaded". The install went well, but I wanted an on-screen keyboard that would start when putting focus into a text field. Now I am using "OnBoard" and so far even though it works well overall it does not auto-show when needing to type into a text field. In OnBoard-Settings I selected "Auto-show when editing text" on both the General and Auto-Show tab. I am hoping for suggestions to remedy this problem.
Thanks!
Tom
Since you are using XFCE the issue could be that the "accessibility bridge" (AT-SPI) isn't communicating between your applications and Onboard. XFCE doesn't always enable these "smart" features by default like GNOME or KDE would.
You could try
Open your Terminal.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install at-spi2-coreThis is a link to the package info
https://packages.debian.org/stable/at-spi2-core
Thanks for the reply--- tried all that at-spi2-core stuff, never worked.
I did find a solution... I installed the gdm3: (GNOME Window Manager)
sudo apt-get install gdm3
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm3
gdm3 seems to work great with Peppermint and the gdm3 window manager has its own on-screen keyboard at login eliminating all the issues with the at-spi2-core functionality needed there.
My System is the updated PeppermintOS-Debian-64_loaded ISO.