Public bug reported: [ Impact ]
User can not use *, + and - keys of numeric keypad for selection operations as most of Linux terminals send char * on both star key and multiply key presses. Under X11 session far2l uses X11-specific technique to distinguish such keys. It is called ttyxi mode (xi for XInput it uses). But under Wayland this technique is not working due to Wayland security model, and disabled by default (see bug 2063919). [ Test plan ] 1. Install far2l in Ubuntu 24.04: apt install far2l 2. Run far2l: far2l 3. Press Multiply (*) key of numeric keypad. Char * will appear in command line and no selection operations will be performed. [ Where problems could occur ] The fix is already in master branch of upstream far2l, it is also presents in far2l ppa and no problems were found during testing by enthusiasts This patch (from upstream) fixes an issue (also attached as a file below): https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/elfmz/far2l/pull/2312.diff [ Other info ] n/a ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: far2l 2.6.0~beta+ds-1build2 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./boot/grub/grub.cfg CasperMD5CheckResult: fail CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Aug 14 04:21:54 2024 InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-04-29 (107 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SourcePackage: far2l UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: far2l (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session ** Attachment added: "2312.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2076972/+attachment/5805664/+files/2312.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2076972 Title: Selection using Multiply (*) key not working under Wayland session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/far2l/+bug/2076972/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
