From 4f0fc3bfda3707fbf7f4296f29b8cfb8b8397390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Po Lu Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2023 13:03:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] ; Document core input events problems with XInput2 * etc/PROBLEMS: Document problems with XInput2 and core input events. (Bug#66765) --- etc/PROBLEMS | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index f0efbd6e411..126e876109a 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -1997,6 +1997,16 @@ modern X servers have so many other ways to send input to clients without signifying that the event is synthesized that it does not matter. +*** Programs which use XSendEvent cannot send input events to Emacs. + +Emacs built to use the X Input Extension cannot receive core input +events sent through the SendEvent server request, since these events +intercepted by the X server when sent to input extension clients. + +For such programs to function again, Emacs must be run on an X server +where the input extension is disabled, or alternatively be configured +with the "--without-xinput2" option. + * Runtime problems on character terminals ** The meta key does not work on xterm. -- 2.39.2