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fix(snap): type into native Wayland apps with ydotool (#823)

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* fix(snap): inject into native Wayland apps via ydotool

Edge rev 7 only ships wtype and xdotool. GNOME rejects the virtual
keyboard protocol, so the snap falls back to xdotool and types only
into XWayland windows. Native GTK/Qt apps get nothing.

Stage ydotool, request the uinput plug, and prefer ydotool when wtype
is rejected. Distro ydotool 0.1.x still needs a writable /dev/uinput;
log `snap connect vocalinux:uinput` when the Snap cannot open it.

* docs(snap): v0.16.2 edge has no uinput plug

The store snap (0.16.2, latest/edge rev 7) does not declare uinput.
`sudo snap connect vocalinux:uinput` fails with "has no plug named
uinput" and dictation only reaches XWayland apps. Spell that out in
README, INSTALL, UPDATE, the website changelog, and the store copy so
people do not run the 0.17 connect command against rev 7.

* docs(snap): drop the unconfirmed 0.17 version from uinput notes

Greptile P2: the tree is still 0.16.2 and the release process does not
name the next tag. Tell people to refresh until `snap info` lists the
uinput plug, instead of waiting on a version we have not cut.
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Jatin K Malik
2026-09-12 12:58:35 -07:00
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@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@ Listing: [snapcraft.io/vocalinux](https://snapcraft.io/vocalinux) (issue [#48](h
sudo snap install vocalinux --edge
sudo snap connect vocalinux:audio-record # if mic is not auto-connected
sudo snap connect vocalinux:raw-input # global keyboard shortcuts (evdev)
sudo snap connect vocalinux:uinput # native Wayland typing (ydotool)
```
**v0.16.2 edge (rev 7) has no `uinput` plug.** `sudo snap connect vocalinux:uinput` fails with `snap "vocalinux" has no plug named "uinput"`. That build only types into XWayland apps (Firefox/Chrome often work; native GNOME/GTK/Qt do not). A later store revision ships `ydotool` and the plug. After `snap info vocalinux` lists `uinput`, `sudo snap refresh vocalinux`, connect `uinput`, and restart Vocalinux.
## From source
```bash
docs/UPDATE.md
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ git pull origin main
|--------|---------|
| AUR | `yay -S vocalinux` (or your AUR helper) |
| AppImage | Download the new file from [Releases](https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/releases) |
| Snap | `sudo snap refresh vocalinux` (channel `--edge` until stable is promoted) |
| Snap | `sudo snap refresh vocalinux` (`--edge` until stable is promoted). **v0.16.2** has no `uinput` plug, so `snap connect vocalinux:uinput` fails and typing stays XWayland-only. After `snap info vocalinux` lists an `uinput` plug, refresh, then `sudo snap connect vocalinux:uinput` for native Wayland apps. |
| Flatpak (release bundle) | Install the new `.flatpak` from Releases; bundles do not auto-update |
| PyPI | Reinstall in the same venv after system packages are current |
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Missing system packages: see [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) or [DISTRO_COMPATIBILITY.m
- **CI**: gate AUR PKGBUILD builds on every PR (#772 by @sesav)
- **CI / docs**: test the distros the docs promise and fix docs drift (#773 by @sesav)
- **Site**: VocaGateway family card is Beta; README logo, badges, and privacy copy (#765 by @jatinkrmalik, #764)
- **Snap**: v0.16.2 `latest/edge` (rev 7) has no `uinput` plug. `sudo snap connect vocalinux:uinput` errors with `snap "vocalinux" has no plug named "uinput"`. Dictation only reaches XWayland apps. A later store snap ships ydotool and the plug; then `snap refresh` and `snap connect vocalinux:uinput` (#823)
See the [full changelog](https://github.com/VocaHQ/vocalinux/releases/tag/v0.16.2).