#12281 NORM 13.1.0: Can not reveal osk manually (frame device icon) when not in ebook mode

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#12281: Can not reveal osk manually (frame device icon) when not in ebook mode
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           Reporter:  dsd                   |       Owner:  dsd          
               Type:  defect                |      Status:  new          
           Priority:  normal                |   Milestone:  13.1.0       
          Component:  keyboards, on-screen  |     Version:  not specified
         Resolution:                        |    Keywords:               
        Next_action:  never set             |    Verified:  0            
Deployment_affected:                        |   Blockedby:               
           Blocking:                        |  
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Comment(by dsd):

 Both clicking on a text input field, and using the frame to open the
 keyboard, arrives at the same entry point in maliit.

 {{{
 #0  MInputContextConnection::activateContext (this=0x8430828,
 connectionId=1)
     at minputcontextconnection.cpp:448
 #1  0xa7660796 in m_dbus_glib_ic_connection_activate_context
 (obj=0x83ee420)
     at minputcontextglibdbusconnection.cpp:235
 #2  0xa7660152 in
 dbus_glib_marshal_m_dbus_glib_ic_connection_BOOLEAN__POINTER
     (closure=0xafe334a8, return_value=0xafe334e0, n_param_values=2,
     param_values=0x84b2230, invocation_hint=0x0, marshal_data=
     0xa7660770
 <m_dbus_glib_ic_connection_activate_context(MDBusGlibICConnection*,
 GError**)>) at mdbusglibicconnectionserviceglue.h:257
 }}}

 So an API change will be needed to make this work right: the frame device
 needs a way of saying "really, really open the keyboard".

 Also not really worth looking into this until #12278 is fixed, otherwise
 you won't be able to type when we do get it appearing on request.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/12281#comment:1>
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