Activate keyboard

if not already enabled via the accessiblity menu

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index 12a82d1..9b0b39c 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
 const Lang = imports.lang;
 const St = imports.gi.St;
 const Main = imports.ui.main;
 
+const A11Y_APPLICATIONS_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.a11y.applications';
+
 function OnScreenKeyboardButton() {
     this._init();
 }
@@ -13,11 +16,22 @@ OnScreenKeyboardButton.prototype = {
         this._onScreenKeyboardShown = false;
     },
 
+    _activateOnScreenKeyboard: function () {
+        let settings = new Gio.Settings({ schema: A11Y_APPLICATIONS_SCHEMA });
+        let key = 'screen-keyboard-enabled';
+
+        if (!settings.get_boolean(key) &&
+             settings.is_writable(key)) {
+            settings.set_boolean(key, true);
+        }
+    },
+
     _toggleShowOnScreenKeyboard: function() {
         if (this._onScreenKeyboardShown) {
 		this.actor.set_label("Show keyboard");
 		Main.keyboard.hide();
         } else {
+		this._activateOnScreenKeyboard();
 		this.actor.set_label("Hide keyboard");
 		Main.keyboard.show();
         }