Game stops responding to keyboard control input on Linux

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Game stops responding to keyboard control input on Linux

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Post by Zardoz » Wed Mar 30, 2022 1:20 pm

I share this here, so to make easy to find this workaround.

Zandroum 3.1 it's using the old SDL 1.2. SDL 1.2 haves an annoying bug with the XIM protocol (X Input Method). Ubuntu & related Linux distributions usually have installed and launched a XIM program (These "Input Method" or "DBus Input" thing on the tray bar.). This bug, could make any SDL 1.2 game unresponsive to keyboard input randomly.
The work around it's to close/kill the XIM program, and then launch Zandronum or any SDL 1.2 game. The game would not become unresponsive to the keyboard. I tested this playing a online survival Zandronum game for a few hours without issues.

The bug on the tracker : https://zandronum.com/tracker/view.php?id=3865
Source : https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mant ... hp?id=7778

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