Melvin-Abraham/Google-Assistant-Unofficial-Desktop-Client

Shortcut/Hotkey does not work in Wayland sessions on Linux

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#46 opened on Nov 30, 2020

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Description

Describe the bug The super+shift+a hotkey does not work in Wayland sessions.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Start a DE in a Wayland session (note: Nvidia cards do not run Wayland)
  2. Verify it is Wayland with echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
  3. Attempt to launch the assistant with super+shift+a

Expected behavior Assistant launches

Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Manjaro Linux (AMD graphics)
  • Version: N/A

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Research direction
Check if the application registers global shortcuts using Electron's globalShortcut module and verify that it is compatible with Wayland. Investigate alternative libraries like `ioctl` or `libuinput` for Wayland support.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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LinuxGit
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65