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Some keys don't work on the big-picture keyboard overlay in Steam client beta (fine in Steam client stable)

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9095 · opened 2023-01-12 by geeksville · updated 2026-05-17 · 9 comments · github
Ggeeksville 2023-01-12 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Jan 12 2022 beta version
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 22.10
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Expected: on-screen keyboard (provided by big picture mode?) should work for all keys.

Actual behavior: Some keys do not work - if either clicked on the key image with the mouse or with the physical keyboard. For instance the "r" key on my US keyboard doesn't enter an R (or any other character) into the text entry box. Instead the highlighted key on the graphical keyboard moves to the right to highlight the T key.

This is a regression from the stable Steam client which (though the graphical keyboard is less pretty) does work correctly.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Run a game that uses the keyboard. In this case I used Valheim.
  2. When the keyboard GUI is raised, type some keys. Some keys are fine (QWE for instance) but R is not. This behavior is the same with either the proton version of Valheim or the native version.

I'm happy to add further details if it would help track this down. For now I'm moving back to use the stable version of the client.

Update: In my original report I said I was on Ubuntu 22.04. I'm actually on 22.10.

Ggeeksville 2023-02-04 github

@kisak-valve I just upgraded to the latest non beta Steam - which is apparently a bit newer than the beta where this bug was 100% reproducable. So the Jan 31 build of Steam fixes this bug! woot!

Ll3ifk 2024-05-26 github

I have the same problem on Ubuntu 24.04. Weird that this problem is reoccuring...

Ttwoda5h 2024-11-03 github

same problem, fedora 41 in big picture... "o" goes up, "t" goes down.

Llavadrop 2024-12-02 github

This is still unresolved. Please reopen.

Ssegakawaii 2024-12-17 github

I'm having the same issue as @twoda5h. Using Bazzite 41 with big picture: "q" goes left, "r" goes right, "o" goes up, "t" goes down. This happens on both a physical keyboard and the on-screen keyboard. I'm trying to chat in the game "Sky: Children of the Light". Cannot find any workarounds and changing to Steam Beta Update did not fix my issues.

Edit: Since my issue is slightly different from this one, and I doubt this one will be re-opened since the original reporter was able to resolve the issue, I've created a new one here with more details:
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/11588

Mmatoro 2026-01-17 github

This is still an issue on non-beta Steam.

Ppetar-andrejic 2026-01-22 github

Confirm still an issue, Fedora 43 kinoite with steam as an overlay, stable

Ccprn 2026-01-25 github

@petar-andrejic if you want updates on this, subscribe to #11158 <- I know the ticket numbers are similar, but it's tracked in that one.

TTyanColte 2026-05-17 github

4 months later and this is still an issue. I've been trying to trace it down but when playing Elden Ring nightreign it's effecting the OSK when trying to set a miltiplayer password and it's very annoying.

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