This worked correctly for me, I tried it in Portal and TF2. Both the web browser and the settings dialog handled text input properly.
Can you post your system info? What locale are you in? Are you using the client beta or the stable client?
I'm running the beta client, primary locale is en_GB but I do have the en_US locales installed for compatibility. Attempting to grab sysinfo from beta client causes a crash to desktop, but in stable it yields a result. Weird. Looking over this I see that Runtime is disabled but the use flag for it is set.
Processor Information:
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Speed: 4000 Mhz
8 logical processors
8 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Supported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
Network Information:
Network Speed:
Operating System Version:
"Sabayon Linux amd64 13.09" (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.9.0-sabayon
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 11304000
X Window Manager: KWin
Steam Runtime Version: <Runtime disabled>
Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 650 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
Driver Version: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 319.32
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x11c6
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Video Cards Not Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 6.30" x 3.54" (7.20" diag)
16.0cm x 9.0cm (18.3cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 2048 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x 16x
Sound card:
Audio device: USB Mixer
Memory:
RAM: 15954 Mb
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_GB.utf8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 800654 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 600868 Mb
Installed software:
Recent Failure Reports:
If you run Steam from a terminal window do you get output about the STEAM_RUNTIME setting?
I do, terminal output follows;
skrikey@mausbox ~ $ steam
Running Steam on sabayon 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled by the user
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1376442816_client)
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Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
[0814/233542:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(958)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
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Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1376442816_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1376442816_client)
Process 5311 created /skrikey-ValveIPCSharedObjects5
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1376442816_client)
Generating new string page texture 2: 48x256, total string texture memory is 49.15 KB
Generating new string page texture 3: 256x256, total string texture memory is 311.30 KB
(steam:5311): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "oxygen-gtk",
(steam:5311): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "oxygen-gtk",
(steam:5311): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "oxygen-gtk",
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roaming config store loaded successfully - 7410 bytes.
migrating temporary roaming config store
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Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1376442816_client)
ExecCommandLine: "/home/skrikey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam"
System startup time: 7.16 seconds
Running Steam on sabayon 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME has been set by the user to: /home/skrikey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime
Opening joystick X360 Controller
Generating new string page texture 200: 64x256, total string texture memory is 376.83 KB
Generating new string page texture 201: 128x256, total string texture memory is 507.90 KB
Generating new string page texture 202: 32x256, total string texture memory is 540.67 KB
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Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1376442816_client)
ExecCommandLine: "/home/skrikey/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam steam://open/driverhelperready"
ExecSteamURL: "steam://open/driverhelperready"
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Do you have a /home/skrikey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/version.txt? What version is it? It's odd that system info isn't showing a version.
Apparently steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-06-28 is there.
OK, so the missing text there is just a red herring and your runtime is fine. We'll need to try and find a repro for this, which usually takes quite a while.
No problem at all, thank you for even looking into such a freak error! I only hope nobody else comes across it outside of testing, it's pretty annoying.
Additional output from running HL2 to show what's going on with the overlay on game startup.
SDL video target is 'x11'
SDL video target is 'x11'
SDL failed to create GL compatibility profile (whichProfile=0)!
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20130814180434_client)
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Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
[0816/105145:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(958)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 220
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561197977621302 [API loaded yes]
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Setting Steam ID: 76561197977621302
Initializing joystick #0 and making it active.
ConVarRef joystick doesn't point to an existing ConVar
[0816/105147:ERROR:resource_bundle.cc(411)] Failed to load /home/skrikey/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/cef_gtk.pak
Some features may not be available.
[0816/105148:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Could not load program cache file glbaseshaders.cfg
Could not find base GL shader cache file
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_object.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_fence.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_NV_fence.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_sync.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_draw_buffers2.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_bindable_uniform.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_flush_buffer_range.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_map_buffer_range.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_occlusion_query.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_texture_range.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_APPLE_client_storage.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_uniform_buffer.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_framebuffer_object.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_GREMEDY_string_marker.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_ARB_debug_output.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_direct_state_access.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_NV_bindless_texture.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_AMD_pinned_memory.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_ATI_meminfo.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3.
This system DOES NOT support the OpenGL extension GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5.
This system supports the OpenGL extension GLX_EXT_swap_control_tear.
GL_NV_bindless_texture: DISABLED
GL_AMD_pinned_memory: DISABLED
GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode: AVAILABLE
GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info: AVAILABLE
GL_ATI_meminfo: UNAVAILABLE
GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info: Total Dedicated: 2097152, Total Avail: 2097152, Current Avail: 1909628
GL_MAX_SAMPLES_EXT: 32
CShaderDeviceMgrBase::GetRecommendedConfigurationInfo: CPU speed: 4000 MHz, Processor: AuthenticAMD
GlobalMemoryStatus: 4294967295
CShaderDeviceMgrBase::GetRecommendedConfigurationInfo: CPU speed: 4000 MHz, Processor: AuthenticAMD
GlobalMemoryStatus: 4294967295
IDirect3DDevice9::Create: BackBufWidth: 1920, BackBufHeight: 1080, D3DFMT: 3, BackBufCount: 1, MultisampleType: 6, MultisampleQuality: 0
GL sampler object usage: ENABLED
GL prefer MapBufferRange: NO
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file teeth_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file teeth_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file teeth_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file teeth_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 96 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 96 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 96 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 96 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 136 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 136 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 136 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 136 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file eyes_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file eyes_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file eyes_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file eyes_flashlight_ps20b ps-index 0 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 24 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 24 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 24 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 24 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 120 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 120 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 120 ps-combo 2
IDLoaded program cache file "glshaders.cfg", total keyvalues: 421, total successfully linked: 421
Precache: Took 2911 ms, Vertex 947, Pixel 1220
ConVarRef mat_dxlevel doesn't point to an existing ConVar
Game.so loaded for "Half-Life 2"
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
irect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 120 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 100 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 100 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 100 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 100 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 4 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 4 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 4 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 4 ps-combo 3
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000004) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file shatteredglass_ps20b ps-index 40 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000004) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file shatteredglass_ps20b ps-index 40 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 28 ps-combo 0
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 28 ps-combo 1
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 28 ps-combo 2
IDirect3DDevice9::CreatePixelShader: shaderapi's centroid mask (0x00000000) differs from mask derived from shader name (0x0000000C) for shader ps-file flashlight_ps20b ps-index 28 ps-combo 3
maxplayers set to 1
Error: Material "debug/debugluxels" uses unknown shader "DebugLuxels"
Error: Material "___fillrate_0" uses unknown shader "FillRate"
Error: Material "___debugnormalmap_1" uses unknown shader "DebugNormalMap"
Error: Material "___debugdrawenvmapmask_2" uses unknown shader "DebugDrawEnvmapMask"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_3" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Error: Material "___debugdepth_4" uses unknown shader "DebugDepth"
Steam config directory: /home/skrikey/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/platform/config
CClientSteamContext logged on = 1
Can't use cheat cvar cam_snapto in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_ideallag in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_idealdelta in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_idealyaw in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_idealpitch in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_idealdist in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_idealdistright in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_idealdistup in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar cam_collision in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_maxpitch in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_minpitch in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_maxyaw in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_minyaw in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_maxdistance in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_mindistance in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_orthowidth in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar c_orthoheight in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Unknown command "cl_thirdperson"
Unknown command "sv_backspeed"
Joystick 0 removed.
Initializing joystick #0 and making it active.
Not playing a local game.
Console initialized.
--- Missing Vgui material vgui/servers/icon_replay
--- Missing Vgui material vgui/servers/icon_replay_column
Can't use cheat cvar fog_start in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar fog_end in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar fog_startskybox in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar fog_endskybox in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
Can't use cheat cvar r_farz in multiplayer, unless the server has sv_cheats set to 1.
'cfg/motd.txt' not found; not loaded
'cfg/motd_text.txt' not found; not loaded
Requesting texture value from var "$basetexture" which is not a texture value (material: dev/bloomadd)
Requesting texture value from var "$basetexture" which is not a texture value (material: dev/no_pixel_write)
Requesting texture value from var "$basetexture" which is not a texture value (material: dev/lumcompare)
Redownloading all lightmaps
m_face->glyph->bitmap.width is 0 for ch:32 Arial
m_face->glyph->bitmap.width is 0 for ch:32 Verdana
m_face->glyph->bitmap.width is 0 for ch:32 Verdana
Dropped Skrikey from server (Server shutting down)
Host_WriteConfiguration: Wrote cfg/config.cfg
Shutdown function ShutdownMixerControls() not in list!!!
Game removed: AppID 220 "Half-Life 2", ProcID 24726
OS: Fedora 18, GNOME 3.6.3
Hi!
I had the same issue and could not find a solution online. Then I checked the keyboard layout (region and language settings in gnome control center) and saw that the user settings were fine, but the system settings were wrong and only partial (Input source was blank). I copied the user settings over the system settings and steam overlay works now.
It seams like steam overlay uses the system keyboard settings..
Hope I could help.
Cheers
I just had this issue with the overlay and Champions of Regnum on Gentoo linux 64 with the steam runtime disabled. KDE 4.11.2
Not a problem after restarting the steam client.
Hello @Skrikey, are you still experiencing this issue with an up to date system?
Closing pending feedback.
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ISSUE
Text entry within the overlay on any Source games (L4D2, CS:S, TF2, HL2 etc) does not work, either in chat windows or the web browser. You can still use emoticons from the GUI and copy/paste text via right-click, however the keyboard is all but useless; almost as though the application has seized total control of the keyboard and disregards the overlay completely.
Side note: hitting the Escape key will exit the overlay.
OS
Sabayon Linux amd64 KDE
STEPS
Start Source game
Hit Shift&Tab to bring up the overlay
Type like a madman
RESULTS
Zilch, nada, zip.
EXPECTED
Anything but blank text fields!