I dunno about other people but I play docked a lot, and typing with a controller is near unbearable sometimes. I specifically had this thought because I was playing webfishing from my couch and thought it would be nice if I could pull out my phone and open the steam app, or maybe they could make some kind of steam deck companion app for this and other features maybe, to quickly type a message or just make typing easier. I dunno if this would be difficult to implement or even possible but I think it would be neat.

  • saffroncity@lemmy.world
    64·
    29 days ago

    If you’re looking for a companion app, you might want to try KDE Connect. You can pair the mobile app to your Steam Deck to allow for keyboard/mouse remote input and a bunch of other cool features. There’s also a Decky plugin for KDE Connect in Gamescope.

    • bpt11@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      30·
      29 days ago

      This is pretty much exactly what I was looking for I had no idea kde connect existed, you are a blessing

      • Mazesecle@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        29 days ago

        I haven’t tried it, but I’m pretty sure I remember seeing a decky loader plugin for it!

        • Scio@lemmy.world
          8·
          29 days ago

          Yes, it works in gamemode. You might want to also get the Decky loader plugin that lets you control KDE Connect is enabled from gamemode though

        • jonne@infosec.pub
          2·
          29 days ago

          It didn’t work for me last time I tried, but yeah, it could have been fixed by now. It’s definitely the right direction to try, it’s the perfect solution for OP.

  • xep@fedia.io
    13·
    29 days ago

    I use a bluetooth keyboard for this, solves it quite handily.

    • Flaim@discuss.tchncs.de
      1·
      28 days ago

      great keyboard. i have it myself and the only few things i hate are the signal strength being…meh, the shape of it being not quite comfortable, as well as the mushiness of the keys.

  • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
    5·
    29 days ago

    I play docked exclusively, unless I’m traveling. Never thought about this need because of what I play on my deck, but maybe KDEconnect can help there.

  • renegadespork@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    61·
    29 days ago

    The built-in software keyboard of the Steam Deck is good enough for me for small amounts of text. If I know I’ll need to type a lot, I’ll just connect a real keyboard.