quick_terminal doesn't work on labwc (wayland + layer_shell_protocol)

[tim-projects]

Issue Description

Quick terminal appears to be non-functional in labwc on arch-linux
labwc runs on wayland and supports the layer shell protocol - https://deepwiki.com/labwc/labwc/8-layer-shell-integration

Expected Behavior

The global keybinding short toggle the quick terminal regardless of focus.
ghostty toggle_quick_terminal, should toggle the quick terminal regardless of focus.

Actual Behavior

Global shortcut only works if ghostty has focus
ghostty toggle_quick_terminal, only opens a standard terminal.

Reproduction Steps

1. Run labwc

2. Create a config as described

3. Load new config

4. if ghostty is running and focused. Pressing the global shortcut activates quick terminal. If focus remains, pressing it again closes quick terminal. Closing the quick terminal loses focus. Pressing it again no longer works.

The quick terminal global shortcut only works when the terminal is already in focus, rendering it unusable.

5. ghostty toggle_quick_terminal can't be used to raise the quick terminal either - it simply opens a standard terminal.

Ghostty Logs

No response

Ghostty Version

Ghostty 1.2.3-arch2

Version
  - version: 1.2.3-arch2
  - channel: tip
Build Config
  - Zig version   : 0.14.1
  - build mode    : builtin.OptimizeMode.ReleaseFast
  - app runtime   : apprt.Runtime.gtk
  - font engine   : font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
  - renderer      : renderer.generic.Renderer(renderer.OpenGL)
  - libxev        : io_uring
  - kernel version: 6.18.7-arch1-1
  - desktop env   : other
  - GTK version   :
    build         : 4.20.2
    runtime       : 4.20.3
  - libadwaita    : enabled
    build         : 1.8.1
    runtime       : 1.8.3
  - libX11        : enabled
  - libwayland    : enabled

OS Version Information

Arch Linux

(Linux only) Display Server

Wayland

(Linux only) Desktop Environment/Window Manager

labwc 0.9.3 (+xwayland +nls +rsvg +libsfdo)

Minimal Ghostty Configuration

keybind = global:super+f1=toggle_quick_terminal
quick-terminal-position = top
quick-terminal-screen = main
quick-terminal-size = 40%

quit-after-last-window-closed = false
quick-terminal-autohide = true

Additional Relevant Configuration

No response

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[pluiedev]

This is not a problem with quick terminal but rather with global shortcuts. Global shortcuts only work if you have a XDG Desktop Portal implementation that supports it by interfacing with each individual compositor/DE (e.g. GNOME, KDE, Hyprland). You would have to request labwc to support that.

[rhodes-b]

ghostty toggle_quick_terminal
this also isnt a valid action not sure how you found that ghostty actions have a plus like
ghostty +new-window
even with a plus toggle_quick_terminal is not a action in the cli

[tim-projects]

guake terminal solves this problem by having a -toggle switch, which I can manually keybind in labwc.

This + flag in the terminal is very un-unix like and confusing. Sorry for the lack of understanding.

This is how I found the command:

(71%) tim@archvm:/mnt/host_shares/data/home/tim$ ghostty +list-actions | grep quick_terminal
toggle_quick_terminal
(71%) tim@archvm:/mnt/host_shares/data/home/tim$ ghostty +toggle_quick_terminal
Error: unknown CLI action specified. CLI actions are specified with
the '+' character.

All valid CLI actions can be listed with `ghostty +help`

This led me to believe the command was ghostty toggle_quick_terminal

So it would seem like getting this quick terminal cli flag would be the way to go. But I can't get it working, and can't find documentation on how to do it.

[rhodes-b]

note the All valid CLI actions can be listed with ghostty +help` other actions are configuration options only

So it would seem like getting this quick terminal cli flag would be the way to go. But I can't get it working, and can't find documentation on how to do it.

that needs some form of ipc like #2353 which is currently unsupported you can follow that discussion for updates
+new-window is the only option to exist with some ipc build it to help with quick spawning that is the only reason it exists and wont become the norm its an exception