Re: Issue with Keyboard Input in Web Browsers Under StumpWM

[Phil Hudson]

Hi York,

I run Manjaro, which is derived from Arch. I have XFCE4 installed for
the few occasions when I want to login to a conventional WM, so those
are the libraries the OS will find, I guess. I have no such issue as
you report in any browser under StumpWM -- I use Chromium mainly, as
well as daily use of Firefox and occasional use of Conkeror (ancient
and discontinued Xulrunner-based keyboard-driven browser).

Phil

On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 at 17:37, York Zhao <gtdplatform@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello StumpWM Community,
>
> I'm reaching out for assistance with a peculiar issue I've encountered after 
> a recent system upgrade on Arch Linux. Specifically, I'm experiencing 
> problems with keyboard input in web browsers (including Brave, Firefox, and 
> Microsoft Edge) when running under StumpWM. The issue is that the browsers do 
> not respond to keyboard input at all. However, when I switch to KDE Plasma, 
> everything works as expected, and the browsers respond to keyboard inputs 
> without any problems.
>
> Notably, this issue is isolated to web browsers; other applications do not 
> exhibit this problem. This leads me to believe it might be related to how 
> StumpWM interacts with these specific applications concerning keyboard input 
> handling.
>
> I'm hoping someone in the community might have insights into this issue or 
> could suggest additional troubleshooting steps. Has anyone else experienced 
> similar behavior with web browsers under StumpWM, particularly following a 
> system upgrade? Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you for your time and assistance.
>
> Best regards,
>
> York
>