Re: Issue with Keyboard Input in Web Browsers Under StumpWM

[Russell Adams]

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 01:36:37PM -0400, York Zhao 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

I use firefox daily in Stump.

Did you import a configuration that tried to have keyboard remapping
for firefox or other browsers? I've seen sample configurations which
included key re-binding for firefox.

Is this a focus issue? If you split the screen and run xev, can you
select the firefox window and type?

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