Can't handle onKeyEvent in iOS with virtual screen keyboard

[dima-avdeev-jb]

Describe the bug Modifier.onKeyEvent doesn't works with virtual iOS keyboard. (It works only with physical keyboard in simulator)

Affected platforms

• iOS

Versions

• Kotlin version*: 1.9.22
• Compose Multiplatform version*: 1.5.12, 1.6.0-rc02
• OS version(s)* iOS 17.0 simulator
• OS architecture (x86 or arm64): Arm64

To Reproduce Use this code:

 @Composable
fun App() {
    var keyEventsCounter by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
    Column(
        Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
    ) {
        Text("onKeyEvent counter: $keyEventsCounter")
        var text by remember { mutableStateOf("type here with onscreen keyboard") }
        OutlinedTextField(
            value = text,
            onValueChange = { text = it },
            modifier = Modifier.onKeyEvent {
                keyEventsCounter++
                false
            }
        )
    }
}

Expected behavior onKeyEvent should work also with onscreen keyboard

[acmpo6ou]

Android has the same issue, there is no way of making a composable able to receive events from on-screen keyboard. It works with a hardware keyboard, but not with an on-screen one.

[acmpo6ou]

I have investigated the issue for Android further, and wrote an answer on Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/a/78426786/11004423

[okushnikov]

Please check the following ticket on YouTrack for follow-ups to this issue. GitHub issues will be closed in the coming weeks.