topic Keyboard Indicator/Toggle Button on top bar Sato Gnome Desktop in i.MX Processors

Keyboard Indicator/Toggle Button on top bar Sato Gnome Desktop

marco_padovani — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 07:34:27 GMT

Hi,

i'm working with yocto project on the imx6 processor. I created the sato image where a GNOME desktop manager is used. On the top bar there are:

- Home button

- Change Windows button

- Mouse indicator

- Time

I would also like to insert the keyboard indicator button, whit the possibility of pressing that butto to enable or disable the virtual keyboard. (fig.1 What do i have, fig.2 what i would like)

I don't know if this option is already present, but i have already created a script (with matchbox command) that make the enable/disable toggle of the virtual keyboard, but i managed to insert it as an "app" and not in the top bar (fig.3 keyboard toggle as an app).

If i connect an external keyboard in the situation of "fig.1", the keyboard function normally but without indicator.

My priority is to integrate a button keyboard indicator in the top bar that enable or disable the virtual keyboard.

Anyone can help me?

Thanks,

Marco

Re: Keyboard Indicator/Toggle Button on top bar Sato Gnome Desktop

radhikasomaiya — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:01:21 GMT

Hi marco.padovani@sacmi.it,

Can you please give us some details like which linux version you are using to build sato image and the board which you are using?

Regards,

Radhika Somaiya.

Re: Keyboard Indicator/Toggle Button on top bar Sato Gnome Desktop

marco_padovani — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:13:49 GMT

Hi Radhika,

i'm using a Yocto Krogoth and a Congatec Module with iMX6 Solo. I found that keyboard indicator was a Xsever applet, but can i start an applet after Xserver goes on?

Thanks for your support.

Regards,

Marco

Re: Keyboard Indicator/Toggle Button on top bar Sato Gnome Desktop

jamesbone — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:51:08 GMT

You can try this plugin from ArchLinux.

There is also this one from Ubuntu, but it looks more like Cinnamon rather than Xfce.

Re: Keyboard Indicator/Toggle Button on top bar Sato Gnome Desktop

marco_padovani — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:39:35 GMT

Hi,

i resolved!

I added in matchbox-session-sato file the applet "keyboard" and now the top bar have the keyboard icon!

Thanks to all,

Marco