+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #455339 +++ when using fennec, sometimes the autocomplete software keyboard widget is displayed. It doesn't going away until i open and close the keyboard. The patch in bug 455339 doesn't seem to work on current n810 releases. Maybe something changed in diablo. Anyway, the attached patch seems to turn off the autocomplete widget. It checks an additional setting and is dynamic, in case the language changes.

I'm not an expert of Maemo, I cannot understand the patch well, please find another reviewer.

mark, this solution looks more generic to me. great ! probably pav is your /widget best man here ...

screenshot of the widget we are removing: http://people.mozilla.com/~mfinkle/fennec/screenshots/fennec-autocomplete-bar.png It's the gray bar at the bottom with "Abc" in the right side.

I have had a change of heart on this bug. The autocomplete widget is part of the OS and is not designed to be turned off on an app by app basis. If a user wants to remove the autocomplete widget and get more vertical space for viewing content that is _their_ choice. They can go into the Control Panel > Text Input settings and turn it off. We should not be hacking the system to do this. I am therefore closing this bug and opening a new bug, to remove any and all code we currently have in Mozilla to try to make this work. If you disagree, please comment in this bug.

Stuart, can we get a verification on this? I'd like to know in order to handle decisions made in the future about bugs filed around this widget.

I think what mfinkle is outlining here is valid and the right approach. Can we mark this as verified?