On-screen keyboard doesn't come up?

Well, when you manually turn off the wireless keyboard, you don't expect that this alone is not enough to activate the on-screen keyboard? And I can't imagine that Apple expects those using their iPad to not only turn off their wireless keyboard, but to also have to go into Settings each and every time they want to activate their on-screen keyboard? If it's not a "bug," and this is what Apple expects all iPad users to do, then I'd call it a software issue, i.e., inserting an extra step in the process that should be more efficient.

However, I haven't gotten her to try the eject key yet. That would be a lot better than having to go into Settings each and everytime she wants her on-screen keyboard to work as it should.

Obviously, this is an "issue" for others, too, as is evident if you Google:

iPad on-screen keyboard doesn't appear

Thank you.

Demo,

An important update: this is apparently NOT a bug! My wife went to the Apple Store yesterday and was told that the "eject" key serves to turn the wireless keyboard off in order to use the on-screen keyboard and back on to use the wireless keyboard again.

I thought you'd want to know, especially given how often you post to help others!

Very skillfully diplomatic of you, i.e., "I just didn't want to debate the issue with you."

Yes, it's true, you did mention the eject key previously, although the fact that you put it in the form of a question led me to conclude that you weren't offering it as a definitive solution, but more as a guess.

In any event, thanlks for posting back to clarify!

Best wishes.