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cjpais merged 7 commits into from
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fix(linux): improve Wayland startup stability #769

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feat: add configurable custom audio feedback sounds
boeserwolf Feb 10, 2026
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fix(linux): improve Wayland startup stability
boeserwolf Feb 10, 2026
534d442
add dep for layer shell
cjpais Feb 10, 2026
cd4b8fa
fix(linux): avoid layer-shell init on KDE Wayland
boeserwolf Feb 10, 2026
7e059a6
chore(linux): realign startup-fix branch with main baseline
boeserwolf Feb 10, 2026
252b251
fix(linux): avoid layer-shell init on KDE Wayland
boeserwolf Feb 10, 2026
22624ce
chore: sync startup-fix branch with main
Feb 10, 2026
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions src-tauri/src/overlay.rs
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ use tauri_nspanel::{tauri_panel, CollectionBehavior, PanelBuilder, PanelLevel};

#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
use gtk_layer_shell::{Edge, KeyboardMode, Layer, LayerShell};
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
use std::env;

#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
tauri_panel! {
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/// Returns true if layer shell was successfully initialized, false otherwise
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
fn init_gtk_layer_shell(overlay_window: &tauri::webview::WebviewWindow) -> bool {
// On KDE Wayland, layer-shell init has shown protocol instability.
// Fall back to regular always-on-top overlay behavior (as in v0.7.1).
let is_wayland = env::var("WAYLAND_DISPLAY").is_ok()
|| env::var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE")
.map(|v| v.eq_ignore_ascii_case("wayland"))
.unwrap_or(false);
let is_kde = env::var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP")
.map(|v| v.to_uppercase().contains("KDE"))
.unwrap_or(false)
|| env::var("KDE_SESSION_VERSION").is_ok();
if is_wayland && is_kde {
debug!("Skipping GTK layer shell init on KDE Wayland");
return false;
}

if !gtk_layer_shell::is_supported() {
return false;
}
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