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Steam on screen keyboard opens on wrong display

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13523 · opened 2026-08-17 by mitchirhd · updated 2026-08-17 · 0 comments · github
Mmitchirhd 2026-08-17 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1785799196
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): CachyOS
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]
  • GPU: Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I have two monitors and one TV connected to my PC. I sometimes use my controller with Steam Input desktop layout to control my pc from my bed.

Most of the time the Steam on screen keyboard behaves as follows, depending on where the mouse is when opening the on screen keyboard:

  • When trying to type something on my TV, the on screen keyboard opens on my main monitor.
  • When trying to type something on my main monitor, the on screen keyboard opens on my secondary monitor.
  • When trying to type something on my secondary monitor, the on screen keyboard opens on the TV.

Or any other permutation of this.

Sometimes, but far more rarely than the first behaviour, there is no pattern at all and the on screen keyboard opens in a seemingly random location each time I open it.

Might this have something to do with different resolutions and scalings on each display?

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Connect multiple displays to your PC
  2. Open Steam on screen keyboard

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