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obi55
Copper Contributor
Sep 24, 2019

Surface Pen doesn't open touch keyboard

Been happening since edge chromium was first available, currently running Edge Dev 79.0.279.0 Touch keyboard doesn't open when a text field is touched with the pen, works with a finger and touching ...
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Grisha_L
Former Employee
Oct 21, 2019
obi55 What site is this issue happening on? Also, is this the case when keyboard is attached/detached?
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obi55
Copper Contributor
Oct 21, 2019
it happens on every text field in the browser, even the address bar, settings, etc
whether the keyboard is attached or detached
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    Neon01
    Iron Contributor
    Oct 31, 2019

    obi55 

    Hi obi55,

    I can confirm this issue, happens on both my machines (surface, Windows 10 v1903 & non-surface tablet with active stylus, Windows 8.1). 

    Then pen doesn't fire up the virtual keyboard, neither in address-bar nor any text- or input-fields. 

    And worst of all, starting with Canary v80.0.318.0, even touching with the finger to bring up the keyboard is broken now 😞

     

     

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      Grisha_L
      Former Employee
      Oct 31, 2019

      Neon01 obi55 

       

      Thanks!

      I created a bug and we'll be taking a look at it once we are done with existing commitments.

      https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1020448 

       

      FYI, the SIP showing up in response to pen/touch is expected only when there is no hardware keyboard is attached. If the keyboard is attached it is by design that the SIP would not go up.

      Neon01 I just tested touch issue on 80.0.319 Canary and the SIP shows up as expected (with no hardware keyboard attached). 

       

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        AdamZ220
        Copper Contributor
        Aug 14, 2020

        Hi Grisha_L 

         

        This problem seems had fixed on Jun 2020. But I'm still having this problem now. It happens even when I reply this message. I cannot open the virtual keyboard using Surface pen at all time, sometimes even cannot work with finger touch. It is truly annoying and makes the whole tablet idea incomplete. I am unable to do all the jobs without a physical keyboard.  

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