There are only 4 (four) themes for SDDM. How complicated is to memorize which one has the on-screen keyboard active and which not?

I sell you cheap a hint:

I used always the default theme: Breeze and it never created me problems with the on-screen keyboard.

However, I am not sure how it will work with your 1024x768 screen from your Virtual Machine - probably the Plasma5 believes that it runs in a tablet, when it see your resolution.

Only 4 themes? So I am not able to download more themes? Which again implies I probably have to check sddm.conf each time, just to make sure the author of said theme does not try to be creative and add tablet support, that I do not have and do not need. Also my VM is running in 1920x1080............ sorry, but your hint is useless and I want my money and time back in reading your 'hint'.

From what /etc/sddm.conf says, the InputMethod is on General group, not in a theme, then the setup is, well... general.

Believe or not, on my boxes no on-screen keyboard popups, even I have it active, as you see.

The sales are final, no refund accepted. :p

However, I bet that your VM has as setup for a input device something like touch pointer, otherwise there is no explanation.

Ok I concede to that, VirtualBox only has the option of PS/2 , USB Tablet, or Multitouch (and it is set to USB Tablet) and honestly I never even changed or checked those settings; I will be curious at the next --Current installation if I get the same behavior if I change it to PS/2. Also this reminds me that VirtualBox has another quirk, it just doesn't seem to play nice with KDE Plasma5 anyways, I have to go in and disable 3D acceleration, otherwise each time I try to change the resolution and apply it, the screen immediately reverts back , and also out of curiosity, I tried to go into a x-wayland or even a pure wayland session, and I couldn't do anything. Yea I got a screen, but the mouse was not ...'calibrated'? That is the only word I can think of, because I would point to any menu item and it would work, even though the mouse pointer was "at the right spot" I guess, plus the screen starts to glitch. I guess Oracle has yet to implement proper x-wayland / wayland support still.

Sure the other solution is to try a different VM entirely like QEmu, but I am much too lazy to configure/learn that at the moment.

I think it would be nice if they put an option to enable/disable the virtual keyboard in the KDE Settings page for login screen.
Maybe opening a ticket at KDE asking for this.

So I made another --Current iso, and installed it not before changing the option in VirtualBox from USB Tablet to just PS/2

After changing inittab to 4 again and choosing a login screen under sddm, I am still getting the virtual keyboard, so the VM has no bearing on this, and is solely an issue with sddm.conf

Or just have the sddm.conf be automatically configured by device, if notebook(without touchscreen) or a desktop - InputMethod= should be left as InputMethod=

How to get plain desktop on Plasma? I mean no icons, nothing just wallpaper only?

desktop as folder ..

Isn't the :

Configure desktop and wallpaper
Layout : "Desktop"
Instead of "Folder view" ?

as folder , he have all servicemenus , as desktop he havent , then he choose.

I prefer as folder , cause i can use the right click servicemenus , probably exist a way to edit "as desktop" , an add what you want.

Plasma is very flexible and customizable.

Im my particular case i have some custom servicemenus , the for me, "as folder" is the way.

Today's update:

I happen to agree. On the Desktop the virtual keyboard is an annoying pita.

I just delete any icons... they are just symlinks I also make the taskbar/panel autohide. My Desktop is wallpaper only excepting a full time Conky display (I like meters) and of course the panel if and when when I mousover.

Maybe it's just some themes? I don't remember ever encountering the virtual keyboard.

I did use it a couple of times though with my old laptop (which had a few non-functioning keys due to my spilling tea on it :) ) when I didn't have an external keyboard at hand.

So, it can be useful at times :)

Is it just me or are 5.23.0/1 crashier than 5.22?

This past few days kwin_x11 and plasma-desktop have been crashing, some days one, some days the other, some days both.

It only happens once or twice per day and they recover swiftly and fully, but I don't remember 5.22 and older being so picky.

And my setup is pretty standard: X11 on Intel graphics (laptop) with my TV acting as a second monitor for work@home