tiny-pilot / tiny-pilot/tinypilot

Allow user to reopen the on-screen keyboard from the status bar

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Python
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Description

Blocked on #1512

One of the issues that catches some users by surprise is that if they hide the on-screen keyboard, they can't bring it back from the same place.

We should add a more obvious / more intuitive way for the user to bring back the on-screen keyboard after they hide it.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the related work in issue #1512, since this issue is explicitly blocked on it. Then trace how hiding the on-screen keyboard and the status bar are currently exposed; done means users have an obvious way to reopen the keyboard after hiding it.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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