Re: [Gimp-user] Microsoft on-screen keyboard doesn't work with gimp 2.8

[stephen burton <steveburtonx yahoo co uk>]

Hello Richard,

Thanks for your tests. I am using Windows 7 professional not 10. And gimp 2.8. 20. The OSK keyboard does have 
function keys, but you have to press FN key to review them. Also my space bar works when I enter a text 
field. The keyboard does have Esc key. In fact, it's the first key on my keyboard.

I have not tried taking the focus from the main canvas window. But I'm not sure how that will work.

I have tried one other virtual keyboard, but it seems the result is the same. If one of you guys can suggest 
a workaround which did not involve me in learning C basic or any other programming language, I would be very 
grateful. (Not meant as a sarcastic response).

Steve
      From: Richard <strata_ranger hotmail com>
 To: Jehan Pagès <jehan marmottard gmail com>; Ringbat <steveburtonx yahoo co uk> 
Cc: "gimp-user-list gnome org" <gimp-user-list gnome org>
 Sent: Sunday, 26 November 2017, 17:44
 Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Microsoft on-screen keyboard doesn't work with gimp 2.8
   
#yiv2724570901 #yiv2724570901 -- P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}#yiv2724570901 I gave it a test on my 
system (GIMP 2.8.22; Windows 10 64-bit, native 'Touch Keyboard' ) and witnessed the following:

- When a GUI control has the focus (e.g. text input box in any toolbox), everything works normally.

- When the main image canvas/window has the focus, only *character* keys seem to work; *navigation* keys 
(arrows, backspace) do not.  Spacebar does not work either, and this one's kind of critical to have when 
actually performing text entry.
- For the Text tool specifically, its on-canvas toolbox elements work fine but general text entry has the 
above-mentioned problem (the lack of a responding Spacebar renders the OSK practically worthless here).
- Keyboard shortcuts work normally (e.g. Ctwl+W to close active window, P to switch to Paintbrush).  However, 
only Ctrl and/or Shift based shortcuts work as the OSK does not feature an Alt key; you cannot, for example, 
move between image tabs/windows with their default mappings.
For a comparison, I tested the OSK in Inkscape and could not find any problems whatsoever, although the OSK 
does not include a row for Function keys (used to switch tools).
On an aside, I noticed that when selecting certain tools via keyboard (Perspective, Scale, Shear, etc.) they 
'activate' (i.e. canvas overlay and settings dialog appears) immediately and the dialog receives focus (i.e. 
you cannot switch off the tool using keyboard).  This does not happen when selecting tools via mouse -- is 
that a bug?  It can be worked around quickly enough by cancelling the tool's dialogue but mind that the OSK 
does not include an Esc key.

-- Stratadrake
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From: gimp-user-list <gimp-user-list-bounces gnome org> on behalf of Jehan Pagès <jehan marmottard gmail com>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2017 7:43:27 PM
To: Ringbat
Cc: gimp-user-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Microsoft on-screen keyboard doesn't work with gimp 2.8 Hello!

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 5:55 PM, Ringbat via gimp-user-list
<gimp-user-list gnome org> wrote:
> Microsoft on screen keyboard doesn't seem to work using gimp. I use the
> keyboard with a mouse due to my disability. I am working on a Windows 7
> platform using gimp 2.8. Any ideas where I can go to get advice or better
> still a workaround. I have tried at the on-screen keyboards , but I seem to
> get the same problem.

Have you tried any other program using the GTK+ toolkit by any chance?
Do you have the same issue there?
Also what doesn't work exactly? The on-screen keyboard does not pop up
when your cursor enter a text field? It pops up but it won't write
into the field?

Jehan

> Thanks for reading.
>
> Ringbat
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