improved-osk-gnome-ext

Makes Gnome's onscreen keyboard more useable.

Features:

More buttons like CTRL, F-Keys, Arrow Keys...
Resize desktop on popup
Configurable keyboard size (landscape/portrait)
Toggle auto keyboard popup on touch input
Works in gnome password modals
Statusbar indicator to toggle keyboard

This extension is a fork of schuhumi/gnome-shell-extension-improve-osk.

Installation

From source code

Clone the git repo

git clone https://github.com/SebastianLuebke/improved-osk-gnome-ext.git ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/improvedosk@luebke.io

reload gnome by pressing alt + F2 and enter r

extensions.gnome.org

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3330/improved-onscreen-keyboard/

FAQ

Some symbols are missing...

the keyboard uses unicode characters, try install ttf-symbola on archlinux (AUR) or ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola on ubuntu/debian

Do i need to enable the OSK in Gnome accessibility settings?

By default the keyboard will popup on touch input events. Enabling the keyboard in the accessibility settings just allows the OSK to popup on non touch input.

Support

Feel free to submit a pull request or consider making a donation on Flatter.

dajoe/improved-osk-gnome-ext