Bug 502364 - Xwayland keyboard grab not working
Summary: Xwayland keyboard grab not working
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: xwayland (show other bugs)
Version: 6.3.4
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Keywords: wayland-only
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-04-03 16:37 UTC by ogamal523
Modified: 2025-04-04 15:25 UTC (History)
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Description ogamal523 2025-04-03 16:37:05 UTC 
SUMMARY
xwayland keyboard grabs don't work, which affects apps like vmware, passing the shortcuts of the virtual machine to the host
This bug was reported before and supposedly fixed in Bug 455159, but the problem still persists

OBSERVED RESULT
  Keyboard shortcuts get passed to the host

EXPECTED RESULT
  Keyboard shortcuts don't get passed to the host

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.3
Kernel Version: 6.13.8-zen1-1-zen (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 20 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
Memory: 31.0 GiB of RAM

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