Re: Issue with Keyboard Input in Web Browsers Under StumpWM

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 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello StumpWM Community,
>
> I'm reaching out for assistance with a peculiar issue I've encountered af=
ter a recent system upgrade on Arch Linux. Specifically, I'm experiencing p=
roblems 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 Plas=
ma, everything works as expected, and the browsers respond to keyboard inpu=
ts without any problems.
>
> Notably, this issue is isolated to web browsers; other applications do no=
t exhibit this problem. This leads me to believe it might be related to how=
 StumpWM interacts with these specific applications concerning keyboard inp=
ut handling.
>
> I'm hoping someone in the community might have insights into this issue o=
r could suggest additional troubleshooting steps. Has anyone else experienc=
ed 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
>