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@TK9443 TK9443 released this 03 Nov 16:00
v1.5.19
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Beamer 1.5.19 is a patch with fixes from user reports: shortcuts when Caps Lock differs between machines, dead keys on a Mac, input on Linux, a pointer stuck at the edge on Wayland, the clipboard on X11, and the Pair nearby list on the Mac. Your pairings and settings carry over.

Downloads

  • macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon and Intel: Beamer-1.5.19.dmg, a universal app signed with a Developer ID certificate and notarised by Apple.
  • Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit: Beamer-Setup-1.5.19.exe, signed with a Certum code-signing certificate. Windows may still say "Windows protected your PC" the first time. If it does, choose More info, then Run anyway.
  • Windows, no installer: Beamer-Portable-1.5.19-windows-x64.zip. Extract the folder and run Beamer without an installer or administrator rights, as described in the 1.5.10 release notes.
  • Linux, 64-bit x86 and arm64: Beamer-1.5.19-x86_64.flatpak or Beamer-1.5.19-aarch64.flatpak, or run flatpak update if you installed from the Kalkman Code Flatpak repository.

Installing and setting up is the same as in the 1.5.3 release notes.

Fixed

  • Windows: shortcuts such as Ctrl+A and Win+R should now work when Caps Lock differs between the two machines. Beamer used to send the capital letter as typed text, so the shortcut never reached the app (#64).
  • Windows: Beamer now tracks Caps Lock correctly when a press goes to another machine or arrives from one (#64).
  • Linux on Wayland: while another machine controls this PC, moving the pointer into a screen edge here no longer starts a second crossing, which could send input straight back (#59).
  • Linux on Wayland: input should now stay on the other machine when an input method such as fcitx5 replaces the keyboard device, instead of returning after about two seconds (#60).
  • Linux on Wayland: when this PC is busy while another machine controls it, Beamer now keeps pointer movement it used to drop, so the pointer should be less likely to stick at the screen edge (#68).
  • Linux on X11: a new copy on this PC is now seen and shared with your other machines, so the clipboard should work in both directions (#32).
  • Linux Flatpak: Beamer now installs its input library where Flatpak looks for it, so another machine should be able to control this PC on systems that reported it could not load libei.so.1 (#62).
  • macOS: when a Mac's keyboard controls another machine, dead keys should now give what the Mac's own layout gives. On U.S. International, ' then e gives é and ' then c gives ç, and ' then s stays 's. Thanks to Pablo Santalla for finding this and for the first fix (#63).
  • macOS: the Pair nearby list now redraws when a nearby machine appears or goes away.

For shortcuts, update the Windows PC being controlled. For Caps Lock tracking, update both Windows PCs. For immediate returns and the stuck pointer on Wayland, update the Linux machine being controlled. For device replacement, update the Linux machine sending input. For X11 clipboard copies, update the Linux machine where you copy. For dead keys, update the Mac sending input.

Everything from 1.5.18 is still included.

SHA-256 checksums

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