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Auto-focus Search text input field after pressing magnifying glass in mobile skin (so cell phones show on-screen keyboard)
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Description

Visit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/

Tap the magnifying glass.

We are now in a search box. But the cell phone keyboard has not been summoned. We need to summon it ourselves.

Event Timeline

Aklapper changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Jul 15 2021, 6:42 PM

@Jidanni: As pointed out many times, please do fill out the bug report template in the ticket description. Please also attach a screenshot - thanks.

List of steps to reproduce (step by step, including full links if applicable):

What happens?:

  • We are now in a search box. But the cell phone keyboard has not been summoned. We need to summon it ourselves.

What should have happened instead?:

  • The cell phone's keyboard should pop up.

Software version (if not a Wikimedia wiki), browser information, screenshots, other information, etc:

(No screenshot tonight.)

Aklapper renamed this task from Cell phone keyboard not summoned for search box to Auto-focus Search text input field after pressing magnifying glass in mobile skin (so cell phones show on-screen keyboard).Jul 28 2021, 12:09 PM
Aklapper changed the task status from Stalled to Open.
Jdlrobson subscribed.

We are hoping to replace the search with a new implementation within the next 3 months. When we do that virtual keyboard behaviour will be on our radar:
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T282473

Regarding the bug report, Please in future, at minimum provide browser and device information when reporting mobile bugs particularly those that involve a operating system dependent keyboard.