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Block editor: Keyboard is not always shown when a new block is added

Open twstokes opened this issue 3 years ago • 6 comments

Expected behavior

  • When a block has focus and a blinking cursor the keyboard is shown.
  • After inserting a new block such as a Paragraph or List (step 3 below) the keyboard is shown.

Actual behavior

Sometimes a block added from the Inserter has focus and a blinking cursor, but no keyboard is shown.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Create a new Blog post.
  2. Tap the default Paragraph block ("Start writing..."). There is a blinking cursor and the system's keyboard appears.
  3. Tap the "+" to open the Inserter and choose a Paragraph or List block (other blocks may be affected as well).
  4. Observe that the keyboard is no longer showing, but the input cursor is blinking inside the block.

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2092798/159974200-cb4fa94e-e9a1-4167-87f4-5741e076e396.mp4

At the end of the video I tapped into Area A (see Extra discussion below).

Extra discussion

I initially thought that you couldn't show the keyboard on the block without toggling its focus, but then learned there's a couple hit areas that behave differently. On the Pixel 4a, at least, it felt like I needed to be extra precise to hit Area A and present the keyboard.

Areas
Tested on Pixel 4a, Android 12, WPAndroid 19.5

twstokes avatar Mar 24 '22 17:03 twstokes

This issue looks related to https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/29048 and https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/28748.

fluiddot avatar Mar 25 '22 08:03 fluiddot

I confirm that the issue is still reproducible on 19.7

antonis avatar Apr 29 '22 11:04 antonis

Reproducible on 20.2 using emulator, but not reproducible using a real device (XT1926-3).

RenanLukas avatar Jul 18 '22 20:07 RenanLukas

I was able to reproduce on my Samsung Galaxy S21, using Android 12, WP Android 20.3-rc-1.

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/15107387/179767498-b3549cf8-068a-464e-9fff-7a89cf77b6e3.mp4

thehenrybyrd avatar Jul 19 '22 13:07 thehenrybyrd

I wasn't able to understand why is it not reproducible on some devices 🤔 More info on the devices I wasn't able to reproduce the issue:

Galaxy A11 (SM-A115M/DS) - Android 11 - WP Android 20.3-rc-1

Moto G6 Plus (XT1926-3) - Android 9 - WP Android 20.3-rc-1

RenanLukas avatar Jul 20 '22 17:07 RenanLukas

During the Groundskeeping I was able to reproduce this issue on the Android 12 Pixel emulator. I couldn't find a particular pattern which might be the cause of this issue. This issue happens on Android 11/Android 12 when I tried to reproduce it. I could see the below log message when the keyboard gets dismissed. Hope it helps

W/InputMethodManager: Ignoring showSoftInput() as view=org.wordpress.mobile.ReactNativeAztec.ReactAztecText is not served.

AjeshRPai avatar Aug 22 '22 11:08 AjeshRPai

I'm unable to reproduce this on Pixel 4a - Android 13 - WPAndroid v20.8

Given the issue is not consistent and seems to be device dependent. I'm going to reduce the priority of this to Medium.

ravishanker avatar Sep 26 '22 06:09 ravishanker

Something very similar happens to me on WPA 21.5-rc-1 | Samsung A31 | Android 12:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/73365754/213702346-e6fc239e-aed6-4fbf-9efe-394eaad120e8.mp4

pachlava avatar Jan 20 '23 13:01 pachlava

Closing this issue as it should be fixed via https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/57069 in version 24.0

fluiddot avatar Jan 18 '24 16:01 fluiddot