This just started happening tonight, and only on my FF browser (not IE or chrome).
When I open any page with a screen that has an input field, like a login screen or search field, the virtual keyboard pops up on my tablet. How can I stop this?
Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
Quit looking, I found it!
It must have updated to Version 43 without me noticing.
In version 43, the pref in about:config, ui.osk.enabled is set to true by default. Toggling it to false "fixed" it for me. It was extremely annoying and driving me crazy! I've been looking for a solution for hours... it's way past my bed time, and I've missed my sleep window. I'll probably be awake for hours.
It must have updated to Version 43 without me noticing.
In version 43, the pref in about:config, ui.osk.enabled is set to true by default. Toggling it to false "fixed" it for me. It was extremely annoying and driving me crazy! I've been looking for a solution for hours... it's way past my bed time, and I've missed my sleep window. I'll probably be awake for hours.
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
In the future... and for your Tablet... those posts go down there in the Mobile section.
As you can see she's (The CAT) always alert and on the prowl for Meoware !!
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
Moving to Mobile...
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(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
Win-10-H/64 bit/500G SSD/16 Gig Ram/450Watt PSU/350WattUPS/Firefox-115.0.2/T-bird-115.3.2./SnagIt-v10.0.1/MWP-7.12.125.
(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
The OP said IE so it seems like it is a Windows tablet or touch screen laptop and not Android. ;)
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
Yes, a Dell Venue 8 Pro. Windows 8.1.
Sorry if I posting in the wrong place, put I don't see that it being a tablet was as much of the issue as it being a general Firefox issue.
Sorry if I posting in the wrong place, put I don't see that it being a tablet was as much of the issue as it being a general Firefox issue.
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
moved back to Firefox Support since Mobile section is for Android and "Firefox OS" devices.
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
Try toggling this in about:config (OSK = on-screen keyboard):
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste OSK and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the ui.osk.enabled preference to switch it from true to false
I also noticed this one, which may or may not be helpful for Windows 8.1 users: ui.osk.require_win10
Does that help or make it completely impossible to call up a keyboard?
(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste OSK and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click the ui.osk.enabled preference to switch it from true to false
I also noticed this one, which may or may not be helpful for Windows 8.1 users: ui.osk.require_win10
Does that help or make it completely impossible to call up a keyboard?
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Re: Virtual Keyboard Pops up on inputable pages
Thanks jscher2000, but as you can see in the 2nd posting of this tread, I found the solution within an hour of my first post, and I posted it in case someone else had the same problem.