Show threadTrinitronX  Sep 13, 2025

@postmodern There was a recent patch to #virtviewer / #spicegtk that enables this on Wayland via the zwp_locked_pointer_v1 / pointer-constraints-unstable-v1 protocol: https://wayland.app/protocols/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1

The Merge Request is up on GitLab here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-gtk/-/merge_requests/128

I've tested it and it works to fix the pointer grab & release for the Spice GTK virt-viewer on Wayland. Hoping a maintainer sees this to merge it soon!

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Show threadpostmodernJun 18, 2025

LabWC's solution is to use a ToggleKeybindings keybinding to temporarily disable all keybindings globally while you use the VM, then re-enable keybindings when your done. This is obviously not optimal if you're constantly switching between VMs and other windows.

https://github.com/labwc/labwc/issues/810

#labwc #virtmanager #virtviewer #remoteviewer

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I wonder if it is possible to use keyboard shortcuts in a virtual machine. For example, with a Windows VM, I cannot Alt+Tab, or some keybindings with Win+... With gnome, this can be done easily. It...

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postmodernJun 18, 2025

What solutions do Wayland users use for passing keybindings (ex: Alt-Tab) through to a VM being viewed with virt-viewer or remote-viewer in a Wayland WM? X11 had some kind of special hint to tell the WM to pass all keybindings through to the VM's viewer window. Do you just temporarily disable keybindings while viewing a VM? Is it possible to run virt-viewer or remote-viewer in a separate instance of Wayland/wlroots that only displays that windows and passes all keyboard input to it (e.g. the Wayland equivalent of xinit virt-viewer ... -- :1)?

#virtviewer #remoteviewer #virtmanager #libvirt #qemu #wayland #labwc

Datenwolke 🛡️Oct 5, 2023
Zum ersten mal #Wayland mit #KDE auf #Debian 12 installiert. Funktioniert überraschend gut! Lediglich beim Screenshot aufnehmen mit #Flameshot gibt es ein leichtes Bildschirmflackern. Selbst #Firefox #Thunderbird #LibreOffice #KeepassXC #VirtViewer usw funktionieren ohne Macken.