In Manjaro 20.2 Albert can't run on the desktop with no woftware running

[Eric-dan]

Source

PC and OS information:
OS: Manjaro 20.2 Nibia
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 5.9.16-1-MANJARO
Uptime: 14m
Packages: 1411
Shell: zsh 5.8
Resolution: 5760x1080
DE: GNOME 3.38.2
WM: Mutter
WM Theme: Matcha-dark-sea
GTK Theme: Matcha-sea [GTK2/3]
Icon Theme: Papirus-Dark-Maia
Font: Noto Sans 11
CPU: Intel Core i7-8750H @ 12x 4.1GHz [61.0°C]
GPU: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 630 (Mobile) NVIDIA Corporation GP106M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] (rev a1)

Additional info
albert version: 0.17.1

Albert report output

The keyboard shortcut does not evoke Albert when no software is open on the desktop

QtDiag output

The keyboard shortcut does not evoke Albert when no software is open on the desktop

Terminal output (stdout and stderr)

The keyboard shortcut does not evoke Albert when no software is open on the desktop

Steps to reproduce
1.run the os.

2.using the hotkey run albert.

3.albert can't be called.

4.but if run some other sofeware.just like chrome or system setting.

5.albert can be called by the hotkey.

het key : ctrl+space

Expected behaviour
on the desktop with no sofeware runnning can be called by the hotkey

Actual behaviour
on the desktop with no sofeware running can't be called by the hotkey

[ManuelSchneid3r]

Several hotfixes followed 17.1. Please update

[nabw]

Hello, I have the same issue in Ubuntu using Wayland. I downloaded from the PPA repo. Let me know if I can give you some kind of output for debugging. Thanks!

[ManuelSchneid3r]

Which ppa?

[nabw]

Which ppa?

This one: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/manuelschneid3r/xUbuntu_20.04/

This problem doesn't hold in X11, only when using Wayland.

[ManuelSchneid3r]

4.but if run some other sofeware.just like chrome or system setting.

if an X11 app is focused hotkeys work magically. Generally Wayland does not support hotkeys. You have to set hotkeys in your DE. (let it call albert toggle)

for reference #958

[nabw]

Works like a charm, thank you!

Btw, using the fix from the thread you sent (setting QT_QPA_PLATFORM to xcb) fixed things everywhere, except for desktop. Only useless extra info.

Best

[Eric-dan]

Several hotfixes followed 17.1. Please update

Sorry to disturb again.

the issue is still in.

and the albert version is 17.2 now.

I can call the albert with hotkey when chrome or other software is running.

but when I was on the desktop hotkey is no use.

The system information:

OS: Manjaro 20.2.1 Nibia
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 5.9.16-1-MANJARO

Uptime: 0m

Packages: 1332

Shell: zsh 5.8

Resolution: 3840x1080

DE: GNOME 3.38.3

WM: Mutter

WM Theme: Matcha-dark-sea

GTK Theme: Matcha-sea [GTK2/3]

Icon Theme: Papirus-Dark-Maia

Font: Noto Sans 11

Disk: 40G / 242G (18%)

CPU: Intel Core i7-8750H @ 12x 4.1GHz [64.0°C]

GPU: Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2)

RAM: 1648MiB / 15879MiB

[ManuelSchneid3r]

albert --report output please. Most likely a wayland issue.