wtype seems like a more sensible default over ydotool: * it handles unicode correctly by generating a temporary keyboard layout
* it uses wayland protocols instead of uinput, requiring no extra privileges or permissions It doesn't work properly with Xwayland at the moment though [1], but this doesn't seem that terrible these days. [1]: https://github.com/atx/wtype/issues/1 --- contrib/dmenu/README.md | 7 ++----- contrib/dmenu/passmenu | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/dmenu/README.md b/contrib/dmenu/README.md index 4b13e5b..3863cbf 100644 --- a/contrib/dmenu/README.md +++ b/contrib/dmenu/README.md @@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ clipboard without having to open up a terminal window if you don't already have one open. If `--type` is specified, the password is typed using [xdotool][] instead of copied to the clipboard. -On wayland [dmenu-wl][] is used to replace dmenu and [ydotool][] to replace xdotool. -Note that the latter requires access to the [uinput][] device, so you'll probably -need to add an extra udev rule or similar to give certain non-root users permission. +On wayland [dmenu-wl][] is used to replace dmenu and [wtype][] to replace xdotool. # Usage @@ -24,5 +22,4 @@ You can influence the behavior of `passmenu` via the following environment varia [xdotool]: http://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/ [pass]: http://www.zx2c4.com/projects/password-store/ [dmenu-wl]: https://github.com/nyyManni/dmenu-wayland -[ydotool]: https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool -[uinput]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/input/uinput.html +[wtype]: https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool diff --git a/contrib/dmenu/passmenu b/contrib/dmenu/passmenu index 431da4a..878d88a 100755 --- a/contrib/dmenu/passmenu +++ b/contrib/dmenu/passmenu @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi # decide which fallback programs to use depending on window system if [[ -n $WAYLAND_DISPLAY ]]; then def_menu_program=dmenu-wl - def_type_program="ydotool type --file -" + def_type_program="wtype -" elif [[ -n $DISPLAY ]]; then def_menu_program=dmenu def_type_program="xdotool type --clearmodifiers --file -" -- 2.31.1
