Plover requires focus in order to capture input

[Erhannis]

When I type, if I have a Plover window focused (output disabled, btw), the keystrokes show up on the paper tape. If I have a DIFFERENT window focused (e.g. terminal, text editor...), no keystrokes show up on the paper tape, and it does not prevent normal typing.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Start Plover
2. Open paper tape
3. Start typing, observe output in paper tape
4. Click a foreign window, like a text editor
5. Type more, observe no output in paper tape
6. Enable output and go to step 3, similar results

Expected behavior

Plover should grab (if output enabled) and register keyboard input whether or not Plover is focused.

Screenshots

Operating system

• OS: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS, Wayland, Gnome 46
• Plover Version: tried 4.0.0rc2 AppImage, and the main branch

Hardware

Likely unrelated; Ergodox EZ in 6KRO mode used as normal keyboard.

[user202729]

Wayland has been unsupported for a long time. See #1050 and related discussions. (duplicate)

[Erhannis]

@user202729 Hmm, bummer. I don't know about other distros, but Ubuntu at least has been pushing Wayland more and more insistently. I suspect Wayland support will become a more pressing matter with time.