H-M-H/Weylus

Wayland support?

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#3 opened on Jun 8, 2020

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Description

Does this project support Wayland? I'm running the latest on https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/weylus-bin/ and while I have input working, I'm getting a black screen on the iPad browser I'm using it from.

Input also seems to be smooth in Xwayland apps, but jumpy in Wayland native apps.

Update: See recording of this at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrJXqqLKas4. All input is made via Apple Pencil on an iPad. Notice that the input is smooth when over xeyes, but jumpy over Alacritty (which is a Wayland app).

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Tech stack
rust
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desktop
Issue type
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5
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over 1 week
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clear
Prerequisites
Rust programmingWayland protocolInput handling
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15
Research direction
Investigate the current input handling code in the Weylus repository, particularly the Rust source files that manage X11 input (likely src/input.rs). Compare with Wayland input protocols (wl pointer, wl touch). The user reports smooth input in Xwayland apps but jumpy in native Wayland apps, suggesting a timing or coordinate transformation issue. Review the linked YouTube video for reproduction steps. Check if any existing Wayland specific branches or issues exist.