Hello everyone,
I’m using a Lenovo Yoga 7 14ITL5 with Zorin OS 18 Core and I’m experiencing a strange issue related to touchscreen and tablet mode behavior.
System Details
Hardware:
- Model: Lenovo Yoga 7 14ITL5
- RAM: 16 GB
- CPU: 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7
- GPU: Intel Iris Xe Graphics (TGL GT2)
- Storage: 1 TB
Software:
- Zorin OS 18 Core (64-bit)
- Windowing System: X11
- Kernel: Linux 6.17.0-14-generic
Main Issue – On-Screen Keyboard
The on-screen keyboard does NOT normally appear when I use the laptop in standard (not folded) mode.
However, as soon as I touch the touchscreen once with my finger (while still in normal laptop mode), the system seems to switch into some kind of “touch mode”. After that:
- Every time I click into any text field, the on-screen keyboard opens.
- It doesn’t matter if I use the mouse or touchpad.
- This continues until I reboot the system.
If I never touch the screen, everything works normally. But once I touch it, the on-screen keyboard keeps appearing for every text field, which is quite annoying.
Additional Behavior – Screen Rotation
Also, when the laptop is in normal mode and I tilt it, the screen rotates automatically. I believe this should only happen in tablet mode (when fully folded).
When I actually fold the laptop into tablet mode:
- The physical keyboard and touchpad are disabled,
- A small symbol briefly appears (so tablet mode detection seems to work).
Has anyone experienced something similar on a convertible device with Zorin OS 18?
Is there a way to prevent the system from permanently enabling the on-screen keyboard after a single touchscreen input?
Thanks in advance!