Linux @lemmy.ml mariah @feddit.rocks 3 mo. ago

is there a de that supports squeekboard?

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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I was really hoping for a better onscreen keyboard solution for Linux. Turns out it’s awful for both Plasma and Gnome.
- gjs-osk gnome extension is extremely good but i hate gnome
  
  The osk fails to pop up when using apps like Cider. Probably something to do with electron.
  
  For both gnome and plasma.
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.
- wait until u need function keys
  
  Sure. But even Android or Windows' onscreen keyboard does not do those properly.
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.
- ya. i need wayland. i tried x11 and it was terrible for touch
Off-topic: SQUEEKboard?!?? I need an excuse to use this 🙀

(Lil bit of backstory: I squeek sometimes. It's a mouse thing 🐭 ^.^ )
- people r downvoting u but i think this is cute. squeek away!
  
  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.
There are a number of GNOME extensions to make it behave almost exactly like KDE if that's what you're after
- 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

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