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I want to buy a Mecer LUCID Slate tablet and install unity on the tablet. Thus no keyboard.

  1. Clicking on a text entry field will this bring up a on screen keyboard?

  2. Does uTouch support a on screen keyboard out of the box or do you have to install a package to have this capability?

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Currently Unity does not come with an onscreen keyboard of that sort. You can use onboard (open it from dash) to type using the mouse/touchpad, though it won't be a wonderfully smooth experience. Unfortunately there is no "Ubuntu Tablet Edition", so until (if) that happens, you will have to resort to "hacks" or "workarounds" to get such functionality.

Onboard screenshot: alt text

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  • Dash isn't a standard package... How else can one open it on a keyboard-free system? Feb 14, 2011 at 3:34
  • what are you referring to?
    – RolandiXor
    Feb 14, 2011 at 14:57
  • Ok, so far this is working pretty fine out of the box in an HP Slate 2 in Ubuntu 14.04.2. I yet have an issue on how to switch OS in a dual boot touch screen system with no physical keyboard. Thank you very much! Jun 28, 2015 at 12:32
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In my opinion florence virtual keyboard seems like the best onscreen keyboard currently available for linux.

Download it from sourceforge.net and compile or install with a deb (older version )

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I disagree with the above answer, I think onboard isgood with the right keyboard layouts. If you install ubuntu netbook, you can pin onboard to the side-menu, and then tap on it whenever you need to type.

Trust me, im typing this from my acer tablet.

I think ubuntu is already quite touch-friendly... just search around to make sure somebody else has already got the touchscreen working on your device.

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