WayfireWM / WayfireWM/wayfire

Server-side decorations stop responding to pointer input after drag-and-drop

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Description

Wayfire version

0.12.0-f2549f28

GPU / Driver

OpenGL version string: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 610.57.04

Describe the bug

After a drag-and-drop operation between application windows, Wayfire can enter a state where server-side decorations globally stop responding to pointer input, while application client areas remain usable. The issue reproduces with both GTK and Qt applications. The bad state is cleared by Alt+Tab, interactive move/resize, or mouse-down on wf-panel’s menu widget.

i've tried this with thunar, xfce4-terminal, pcmanfm-qt and qterminal. Can't move windows with mouse from title bar and min,max, close buttons are unresponsive.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with a drag-and-drop operation between GTK or Qt application windows on Wayfire 0.12.0. Trace the server-side decoration pointer-input handling and compare it with the Alt+Tab, interactive move/resize, and wf-panel menu mouse-down paths. Done means title-bar move and resize actions and decoration buttons respond normally after drag-and-drop.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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