How are you switching keyboard layouts?

Unlike in Windows, macOS, and X11, Espanso on Wayland doesn't automatically detect keyboard layout, so it has to be specified in config/default.yml using the keyboard_layout: parameter. I guess it won't take kindly to a layout change whilst running.

Hello, and thanks for your response, I am switching between the layouts with a keyboard shortcut combo (alt+shift) could it be configured to ignore layout changes and only work in one layout?

If the layouts are different, you'll have to change the keyboard_layout: parameter in config/default.yml (although you may be able to specify it in a different config file of its own instead).

When you switch layout, you'll need a way of changing that value and restarting Espanso (it might detect the change and reload automatically) to force it to pick up the new configuration. This would probably need a short script associated with your keyboard shortcut.

If you want to pursue this, let me know if you need further help.

What is Sync Tool, by the way?

But this is the exact problem, it is restarting, and the sync tool is taking the focus when it restarts.

What's the "Sync Tool"?

This, it's a process that is open always, and it closes and reopens when I switch layouts, and takes the focus.

Thank you. We're puzzled, and now discussing it on Discord.

Cool thanks!

Chiming in here the sync tool is required under wayland to sync keyboard modifier state with the rest of espanso (see #972). I will look into this and see if it is possible to prevent focus shifting to this window.

Thanks a lot!

Any update on this? It is really disrupting to my flow.