Keyman - problems operating in Facebook on Chrome

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I use Chrome on my laptop to communicate with community members in multiple languages using non-Roman Unicode scripts (Tai Ahom, Tai Phake (included in Myanmar code), Tangsa and Wancho). This morning I was unable to type in Facebook on Chrome with any of my Keyman keyboards. There was no response when typing a key. To overcome this I tried closing and restarting Keyman, then closing and restarting Chrome, but neither of these worked. When I closed and restarted the laptop, I was able to use Keyman again on Facebook within Chrome. Is this potentially a problem that comes about because I need to restart Chrome? Is it potentially a Keyman issue? Thank you

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First, which operating system do you use? Is this a Windows laptop, a macOS laptop, or do you boot Linux?

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Not sure if it will be relevant but a Chrome update has been pushed out. Part of that update incorporates version 9.4 of the V8 JavaScript engine.

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Thanks Joshua. It is Windows laptop. What I find I need to do is switch off Keyman from time to mine when I’m not using the Keyman keyboards frequently. Then, I sometimes forget to turn it on again before trying to switch keyboards. This morning the problem I have had is to get Keyman keyboards to work in Libre Office, where when I switch to Keyman, I just touch the keys and there is no response at all in Libre Office. It’s working fine in Facebook via Chrome and fine in word and also if I try to type here.

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Which version of Keyman are you running?

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Version 14.7.274
I tested several of the programs that I need to use Keyman with this morning, and I think the process I need to follow is this:

  1. Keep Keyman switched off when I’m not using it, then when I need to use it
  2. Open Keyman
  3. Open the programs / applications
  4. Switch on the relevant keyboard
  5. Use Keyman
  6. Switch off the Keyboard
  7. Switch off the Keyman program

and repeat if I need to use it again later. I will test this out over the next days and see if the problem re-occurs. What I can say is that this morning when I started the computer (it had been in sleep mode), and opened a dictionary on Chrome and tried to search using the Keyman keyboard, it didn’t work; I would press a key and nothing happened. So I restarted the computer and followed the steps above and everything is fine.

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You may want to try the latest stable version: Keyman for Windows 14.0.

If possible, could you DM me one of your keyboards. I’d like to test and see if the language tag has been assigned correctly.

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Thanks. The keyboard that I am using was made by Craig Cornelius and can be downloaded from Download Tai Phake resources
However, I should point out that when I had difficulty using the keyboard in Facebook, that applied to any of the Keyman keyboards that I had installed.

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