[kde] [Bug 466948] New: [Request] virtual keyboard on regular laptop

[Alexander]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466948

            Bug ID: 466948
           Summary: [Request] virtual keyboard on regular laptop
    Classification: I don't know
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Archlinux
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: alexander.reimelt at pm.me
  Target Milestone: ---

I have installed Maliit keyboard and enabled it under the virtual keyboard
settings. It currently seems only possible to use the virtual keyboard with
touch devices. I have searched the web countless times and never found a way to
show the virtual keyboard on a regular laptop. A hotkey/widget to show/hide the
virtual keyboard while a physical keyboard is present would be a huge plus.
This seems like a big oversight in terms of accessibility.

Use cases:
- typing on a laptop with damaged keyboard (a friend does this on windows)
- typing in a language with different script (I need it to type Russian)
- probably more that I'm not familiar with

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.2.2-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × AMD Ryzen 7 2700U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
Memory: 15.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Vega 3 / 10 Graphics
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 20KUCTO1WW
System Version: ThinkPad E485

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