#4520

Rofi sometimes loses interaction if launched using niri keybind

Openbczhcopened 1mo ago

I'm using Mod+V to launch rofi which shows my clipboard. Sometimes I find after I launch it I can't interact with it at all (keys, mouse clicks/wheels).

Demonstration video:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1ed0237e-a018-496d-8e13-2f0503a53827

The key sequence is Mod (left meta key)-down, V-down, V-up, Mod-up. On V-down, rofi starts. When the bug happens, WAYLAND_DEBUG=1 rofi shows that rofi does not receive a "Mod-up" event. Here's a demonstration wl log:

-- Normal
[02:06:33.044550] {Default Queue}  -> wl_seat#10.get_keyboard(new id wl_keyboard#13)
[02:06:33.057900] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.keymap(1, fd 9, 35572)
[02:06:33.058504] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.repeat_info(25, 600)
[02:06:33.079799] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.enter(78072, wl_surface#3, array[4])
[02:06:33.079807] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.modifiers(78072, 64, 0, 16, 0)
[02:06:33.082355] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78076, 25354336, 125, 0) -- META UP
[02:06:33.082359] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.modifiers(78076, 0, 0, 16, 0)
[02:06:33.280047] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78077, 25354533, 108, 1) -- ArrowDown down
[02:06:33.351970] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78078, 25354605, 108, 0)
[02:06:33.458689] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78079, 25354712, 108, 1)
[02:06:33.540060] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78080, 25354793, 108, 0)
[02:06:33.603933] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78081, 25354857, 15, 1)

-- Bug happens
[02:06:33.890237] {Default Queue}  -> wl_seat#10.get_keyboard(new id wl_keyboard#13)
[02:06:33.909478] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.keymap(1, fd 9, 35572)
[02:06:33.910107] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.repeat_info(25, 600)
[02:06:33.940968] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.enter(78100, wl_surface#3, array[4])
[02:06:33.940977] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.modifiers(78100, 64, 0, 16, 0) -- Notice here below, the "META UP" is lost so rofi thinks the Meta key is always pressed, exhibiting the bug
[02:06:34.141962] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78105, 25355395, 108, 1) -- ArrowDown down
[02:06:34.223063] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78106, 25355476, 108, 0)
[02:06:34.347059] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78107, 25355600, 108, 1)
[02:06:34.420184] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78108, 25355673, 108, 0)
[02:06:34.518160] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78109, 25355771, 108, 1)
[02:06:34.598066] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78110, 25355851, 108, 0)
[02:06:34.718900] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78111, 25355972, 108, 1)
[02:06:34.796115] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78112, 25356049, 108, 0)
[02:06:36.296172] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.modifiers(78121, 4, 0, 16, 0)
[02:06:36.402185] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78122, 25357655, 29, 0)
[02:06:36.402224] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.modifiers(78122, 0, 0, 16, 0)
[02:06:36.595068] {Default Queue} wl_keyboard#13.key(78123, 25357848, 1, 1)
Config
// This config is in the KDL format: https://kdl.dev
// "/-" comments out the following node.
// Check the wiki for a full description of the configuration:
// https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Introduction
config-notification {
    disable-failed
}
// Outputs from existing configuration
output "eDP-1" {
    /*
       This is SO SILLY.

       20260518

       Comment from https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/issues/3997#issuecomment-4475713110:

       Somewhat similar.. it's a drama; I needed to use my laptop portably today so I disconnected the daily external monitor and brought the laptop with me. Later when I started it in tty, in a class, niri just started as a black screen. Removing extra drm devices, checking journalctl, eliminating unneeded services and spawn-at-startup, tweaking here and there, in a hurry, ... but found nothing special. I also tested Hyprland and i3wm, and they all work.

Finally it turned out that I had an off in the config output "eDP-1" which I added it before for some debugging purposes.. So silly am i.
    */
    // off
    scale 1.75
    //scale 1
    mode "2560x1600@240.000"
}
output "HEADLESS-1" {
    scale 1.5
    position x=1920 y=0
}
output "DP-2" {
    // Uncomment this line to disable this output.
    // off

    // Resolution and, optionally, refresh rate of the output.
    // The format is "<width>x<height>" or "<width>x<height>@<refresh rate>".
    // If the refresh rate is omitted, niri will pick the highest refresh rate
    // for the resolution.
    // If the mode is omitted altogether or is invalid, niri will pick one automatically.
    // Run `niri msg outputs` while inside a niri instance to list all outputs and their modes.
    mode "2560x1440@165.001"
    //mode "2560x1440@119.998"
    //mode "640x480"
    //mode "2560x1440@60"

    // You can use integer or fractional scale, for example use 1.5 for 150% scale.
    //scale 1.333333333333333333
    scale 1.33333333
    //scale 1
    //scale 3

    // Transform allows to rotate the output counter-clockwise, valid values are:
    // normal, 90, 180, 270, flipped, flipped-90, flipped-180 and flipped-270.
    transform "normal"

    // Position of the output in the global coordinate space.
    // This affects directional monitor actions like "focus-monitor-left", and cursor movement.
    // The cursor can only move between directly adjacent outputs.
    // Output scale and rotation has to be taken into account for positioning:
    // outputs are sized in logical, or scaled, pixels.
    // For example, a 3840×2160 output with scale 2.0 will have a logical size of 1920×1080,
    // so to put another output directly adjacent to it on the right, set its x to 1920.
    // If the position is unset or results in an overlap, the output is instead placed
    // automatically.
    //position x=1920 y=0
    position x=0 y=0

    //max-bpc 10
}

spawn-at-startup "wl-clip-persist" "--clipboard" "regular" "--all-mime-type-regex" r#"(?i)^(?!image/x-inkscape-svg).+"#
spawn-at-startup "wl-paste" "--type" "text" "--watch" "cliphist" "store"
spawn-at-startup "wl-paste" "--type" "image" "--watch" "cliphist" "store"
spawn-at-startup "bash" "-c" r##"sleep 5 && fcitx5"##
spawn-at-startup "bash" "-c" r##"echo $NIRI_SOCKET > /tmp/niri-socket.txt"##
spawn-at-startup "bash" "-c" r##"sleep 1; pgrep gsr-ui || gsr-ui"##
spawn-at-startup "bash" "-c" r##"$HOMESCRIPT_DIR/niri/desktop-alacritty"##
spawn-at-startup "bash" "-c" r##"sleep 5 && systemctl --user restart xdg-desktop-portal"##

gestures {
    // Enable this to open niri overview on mouse moved to the top-left corner.
    hot-corners {
        off
    }
}

// Input device configuration.
// Find the full list of options on the wiki:
// https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Input
input {
    keyboard {
        xkb {
            // You can set rules, model, layout, variant and options.
            // For more information, see xkeyboard-config(7).

            // For example:
            // layout "us,ru"
            // options "grp:win_space_toggle,compose:ralt,ctrl:nocaps"

            // If this section is empty, niri will fetch xkb settings
            // from org.freedesktop.locale1. You can control these using
            // localectl set-x11-keymap.
        }

        // Enable numlock on startup, omitting this setting disables it.
        numlock

        //repeat-delay 10000
        //repeat-rate 25
    }

    // Next sections include libinput settings.
    // Omitting settings disables them, or leaves them at their default values.
    // All commented-out settings here are examples, not defaults.
    touchpad {
        // off
        tap
        // dwt
        // dwtp
        // drag false
        // drag-lock
        natural-scroll
        // accel-speed 0.2
        // accel-profile "flat"
        // scroll-method "two-finger"
        // disabled-on-external-mouse
    }

    mouse {
        // off
        // natural-scroll
        // accel-speed 0.2
        // accel-profile "flat"
        // scroll-method "no-scroll"
        accel-profile "adaptive"
        accel-speed 0.2
        //accel-speed -0.7891238
    }

    trackpoint {
        // off
        // natural-scroll
        // accel-speed 0.2
        // accel-profile "flat"
        // scroll-method "on-button-down"
        // scroll-button 273
        // scroll-button-lock
        // middle-emulation
    }

    // Uncomment this to make the mouse warp to the center of newly focused windows.
    //warp-mouse-to-focus

    // Focus windows and outputs automatically when moving the mouse into them.
    // Setting max-scroll-amount="0%" makes it work only on windows already fully on screen.
    // focus-follows-mouse max-scroll-amount="95%"
    //focus-follows-mouse
}
// You can configure outputs by their name, which you can find
// by running `niri msg outputs` while inside a niri instance.
// The built-in laptop monitor is usually called "eDP-1".
// Find more information on the wiki:
// https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Outputs
// Remember to uncomment the node by removing "/-"!

// Settings that influence how windows are positioned and sized.
// Find more information on the wiki:
// https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Layout
layout {
    //always-center-single-column
    // Set gaps around windows in logical pixels.
    background-color "transparent"
    // When to center a column when changing focus, options are:
    // - "never", default behavior, focusing an off-screen column will keep at the left
    //   or right edge of the screen.
    // - "always", the focused column will always be centered.
    // - "on-overflow", focusing a column will center it if it doesn't fit
    //   together with the previously focused column.
    center-focused-column "never"
    // You can customize the widths that "switch-preset-column-width" (Mod+R) toggles between.
    preset-column-widths {
        // Proportion sets the width as a fraction of the output width, taking gaps into account.
        // For example, you can perfectly fit four windows sized "proportion 0.25" on an output.
        // The default preset widths are 1/3, 1/2 and 2/3 of the output.
        proportion 0.33333
        proportion 0.5
        proportion 0.66667
        // Fixed sets the width in logical pixels exactly.
        // fixed 1920
    }
    // You can also customize the heights that "switch-preset-window-height" (Mod+Shift+R) toggles between.
    // preset-window-heights { }
    // You can change the default width of the new windows.
    default-column-width { proportion 0.5; }
    // If you leave the brackets empty, the windows themselves will decide their initial width.
    // default-column-width {}
    // By default focus ring and border are rendered as a solid background rectangle
    // behind windows. That is, they will show up through semitransparent windows.
    // This is because windows using client-side decorations can have an arbitrary shape.
    //
    // If you don't like that, you should uncomment `prefer-no-csd` below.
    // Niri will draw focus ring and border *around* windows that agree to omit their
    // client-side decorations.
    //
    // Alternatively, you can override it with a window rule called
    // `draw-border-with-background`.
    focus-ring {
        //active-color   "#ff0000"
        //inactive-color "#72777f"
        //urgent-color   "#b3261e"
      width 8
      active-gradient from="#ff007f" to="#ff80bf" angle=45
      inactive-gradient from="#402030" to="#603045" angle=45 in="srgb-linear"
      urgent-gradient from="#ff0000" to="#ff00ff" angle=45
    }
    border {
        off
        width 4
        active-color   "#707070"      // Neutral gray
        inactive-color "#d0d0d0"      // Light gray
        urgent-color   "#cc4444"      // Softer red
    }
    shadow {
        softness 30
        spread 5
        offset x=0 y=5
        color "#0007"
    }
    tab-indicator {
        active-color   "#ffffff"
        inactive-color "#72777f"
        urgent-color   "#b3261e"
    }
    insert-hint {
        // off
        //color "#ffc87f80"
        //gradient from="#ffbb6680" to="#ffc88080" angle=45 relative-to="workspace-view"
    }
    struts {
        left 0
        right 0
        top 0
        bottom 0
    }
}

// 'Background' layer-shell (aka. the Wallpaper) of DMS
layer-rule {
    match namespace="^quickshell$"
    place-within-backdrop true
}

overview {
    workspace-shadow {
        off
    }
    //zoom 0.25
    backdrop-color "#777777"
}
// Add lines like this to spawn processes at startup.
// Note that running niri as a session supports xdg-desktop-autostart,
// which may be more convenient to use.
// See the binds section below for more spawn examples.
// This line starts waybar, a commonly used bar for Wayland compositors.
environment {
    // IME
    XMODIFIERS "@im=fcitx"
    QT_IM_MODULES "wayland;fcitx"

    // XDG
    XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP "niri"
    XDG_CONFIG_HOME "/home/bczhc/.config"
    XDG_DATA_DIRS "/home/bczhc/.local/xdg-override:/home/bczhc/.local/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share"
    XDG_STATE_HOME "/home/bczhc/.local/state"
    // For screencasting
    //XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP "niri:GNOME"
    XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP "niri"

    QUIRK_APP_DIR "/home/bczhc/bin/scripts/exec-override"

    // NVIDIA driver
    __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_SIZE "100000000000"
    __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_SKIP_CLEANUP "1"

    // Wayland hint
    ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT "auto"
    GDK_BACKEND "wayland"

    NIRI_SPAWN_FLAG "1"
}
hotkey-overlay {
    skip-at-startup
}
prefer-no-csd
animations {
    workspace-switch {
        spring damping-ratio=0.80 stiffness=5000 epsilon=0.00001
        //off
    }
    horizontal-view-movement {
        spring damping-ratio=0.85 stiffness=5000 epsilon=0.0001
        //off
    }
    window-movement {
        spring damping-ratio=0.75 stiffness=2000 epsilon=0.0001
    }
    config-notification-open-close {
        spring damping-ratio=0.65 stiffness=2000 epsilon=0.001
    }
    screenshot-ui-open {
        duration-ms 200
        curve "ease-out-quad"
        //off
    }
    overview-open-close {
        spring damping-ratio=0.85 stiffness=2000 epsilon=0.0001
        //off
    }
}
include "animations/glide.kdl"
// Window rules let you adjust behavior for individual windows.
// Find more information on the wiki:
// https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Window-Rules
// Work around WezTerm's initial configure bug
// by setting an empty default-column-width.
window-rule {
    // This regular expression is intentionally made as specific as possible,
    // since this is the default config, and we want no false positives.
    // You can get away with just app-id="wezterm" if you want.
    match app-id=r#"^org\.wezfurlong\.wezterm$"#
    default-column-width {}
}
window-rule {
    match app-id=r#"^org\.gnome\."#
    draw-border-with-background false
    geometry-corner-radius 12
    clip-to-geometry true
}
window-rule {
    match app-id=r#"^gnome-control-center$"#
    match app-id=r#"^pavucontrol$"#
    match app-id=r#"^nm-connection-editor$"#
    default-column-width { proportion 0.5; }
    open-floating false
}
window-rule {
    match app-id=r#"^gnome-calculator$"#
    match app-id=r#"^galculator$"#
    match app-id=r#"^blueman-manager$"#
    match app-id=r#"^org\.gnome\.Nautilus$"#
    match app-id=r#"^xdg-desktop-portal$"#
    open-floating true
}
window-rule {
    match app-id=r#"^steam$"# title=r#"^notificationtoasts_\d+_desktop$"#
    default-floating-position x=10 y=10 relative-to="bottom-right"
    open-focused false
}
window-rule {
    match app-id=r#"^org\.wezfurlong\.wezterm$"#
    match app-id="Alacritty"
    match app-id="zen"
    match app-id="com.mitchellh.ghostty"
    match app-id="kitty"
    draw-border-with-background false
}
window-rule {
    match app-id=r#"firefox$"# title="^Picture-in-Picture$"
    match app-id="zoom"
    open-floating true
}
// Open dms windows as floating by default
window-rule {
    match app-id=r#"org.quickshell$"#
    match app-id=r#"com.danklinux.dms$"#
    open-floating true
}

debug {
    honor-xdg-activation-with-invalid-serial
    //disable-cursor-plane
    //disable-direct-scanout
    wait-for-frame-completion-before-queueing 
    //disable-resize-throttling
}

recent-windows {
    binds {
        Alt+Tab         { next-window scope="output"; }
        Alt+Shift+Tab   { previous-window scope="output"; }
        //Alt+grave       { next-window filter="app-id"; }
        //Alt+Shift+grave { previous-window filter="app-id"; }
    }

    debounce-ms 1000

    open-delay-ms 100

    highlight {
        active-color "#999999ff"
        urgent-color "#ff9999ff"
        padding 30
        corner-radius 0
    }

    previews {
        max-height 480
        max-scale 0.35
    }
}

// cursor-zoom feature branch
zoom {
   movement-mode "cursor-follow" // "on-edge" or "centered"
   increment-type "exponential" // "exponential"
   max-zoom 20.0
   pinch-sensitivity 1.0
}

cursor {
    scale-with-zoom;
    shake {
        on
        max-multiplier 4.0
        behavior "hold"
        shake-interval-ms 300
        min-diagonal 100.0
        sensitivity 2.0
    }
}

// Include dms files
//include "dms/colors.kdl"
include "dms/layout.kdl"
include "dms/alttab.kdl"
include "dms/binds.kdl"
include "dms/outputs.kdl"
include "dms/cursor.kdl"
include "dms/windowrules.kdl"

System Information

  • niri version: latest dd75865f547f0eac0e9b6c4d86d2cd00c0744252
  • Distro: Arch rolling

This is originally reported at https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/discussions/2330.

Hyprland, sway and cosmic-comp do not show the issue, even with fcitx5 running.

Activity

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Sempyos1mo ago

Do other launchers such as fuzzel have this issue..?

Sempyos1mo ago

Do other launchers such as fuzzel have this issue..?

tsukiiru1mo ago

i could reproduce with rofi, not fuzzel though

tsukiiru1mo ago

i could reproduce with rofi, not fuzzel though

Sempyos1mo ago

Maybe this should be taken to rofi instead..?

Sempyos1mo ago

Maybe this should be taken to rofi instead..?

bczhc1mo ago

Nope. Still triggerable for fuzzel. fuzzel version: 1.14.1 +cairo +png +svg(resvg) -assertions

Change my niri keybind config: Mod+V { spawn "/bin/fuzzel"; } and then change the pgrep line of the automation script from that rofi discussion to:

pgrep --full '/bin/fuzzel' && rofi_present=1

Then run it.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d0acba65-2575-4ab8-bfe5-1678a60ed47d

bczhc1mo ago

Nope. Still triggerable for fuzzel. fuzzel version: 1.14.1 +cairo +png +svg(resvg) -assertions

Change my niri keybind config: Mod+V { spawn "/bin/fuzzel"; } and then change the pgrep line of the automation script from that rofi discussion to:

pgrep --full '/bin/fuzzel' && rofi_present=1

Then run it.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d0acba65-2575-4ab8-bfe5-1678a60ed47d

Sempyos1mo ago

I see

HigherOrderLogic1mo ago

Hmm seems like this only happens when IME is used?

bczhc1mo ago

Yes