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Does anybody know how I can activate Maliit (Plasma's default on-screen keyboard) under SteamOS Desktop Mode? I have the impression that all my typos are because Steam's provided keyboard (STEAM+X) is not registering key presses correctly and I want to try an alternative.

/usr/lib/maliit exists but all the usual guides I found don't work...

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the left side of my steam deck was very unresponsive. i returned it to valve. the new device i received works like every other touch device i have.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

the left side of my steam deck was very unresponsive. i returned it to valve. the new device i received works like every other touch device i have.

I experience the problem only when typing. I use by Steam Deck as a clunky tablet all the time, so using touch to browse the web.