RustDesk 1.4 on GNOME 48 (Wayland) does not adjust for OSK and sends keyboard input as remote mouse clicks

[josefnorlin]

Bug Description

First off — thank you for an amazing tool! RustDesk is incredibly fast and easy to use. It’s by far the smoothest remote desktop experience I’ve had on Linux, and I really appreciate the simplicity of the setup. 🙌

That said, I’ve encountered an issue when using RustDesk 1.4 on Fedora 42 with GNOME 48 in a Wayland session:

❗ Problem 1: OSK obscures input fields

When GNOME’s on-screen keyboard (OSK) appears (e.g. after tapping into an input field), RustDesk’s UI does not shift or resize. This results in the OSK covering important UI elements like the connection ID or password field.

For comparison, Firefox behaves correctly — when the OSK appears, the window shifts upward to keep the input visible.

❗ Problem 2: OSK keypresses are interpreted as mouse clicks

Instead of sending typed characters, pressing keys on the OSK results in mouse clicks being triggered on the remote desktop — no keyboard input is sent.

How to Reproduce

1. Launch RustDesk.

2. Invoke the OSK.

3. Observe:

   • The OSK appears, but the UI does not adjust and gets covered.
   • Pressing OSK keys causes mouse clicks on the remote desktop rather than key input.

Expected Behavior

• RustDesk should shift its UI when the OSK appears, so the active input remains visible.
• Key presses from the OSK should be sent as actual keyboard input to the remote system.

Operating system(s) on local (controlling) side and remote (controlled) side

Fedora 42 > Mac OS

RustDesk Version(s) on local (controlling) side and remote (controlled) side

1.4

Screenshots

Image 1: How it works using Firefox.

But pressing letter N in MacOS on my OSX opens random program in Dock

Additional Context

• Firefox handles this correctly on the same system.
• I haven’t tested this under X11 — all of the above happens in a Wayland session.
• Happy to help test fixes or give more information if needed.