[BUG] Unable to launch under Gnome

[stingray21]

Rofi version (rofi -v or git commit in case of build issue)

1.7.7+wayland1-dirty

Configuration

clean install, no changes

Theme

clean install, no changes

Timing report

No response

Launch command

rofi -show drun

Step to reproduce

just launching rofi in terminal

Expected behavior

launch rofi

Actual behavior

rofi does not launch

Wayland-ERROR **: 20:28:28.018: Rofi on wayland requires support for the layer shell protocol
[1]    575237 trace trap (core dumped)  rofi -show drun

Additional information

This is on Gnome 47 (wayland).
Package wayland-protocols is installed, I also tried adding wlr-protocols.

Using wayland display server protocol

• Yes, I use rofi with wayland support

I've checked if the issue exists in the latest stable release

• Yes, I have checked the problem exists in the latest stable version

[abenz1267]

GNOME doesn't support gtk-layer-shell. You can either ask for implementing a non-gtk-layer-shell option or use a different launcher.

[stingray21]

I was afraid that is the case.
Although kinda ironic, since GTK is developed by GNOME.

Is there a chance/plan that rofi would work with GNOME in the near future? Either by GNOME supporting gtk-layer-shell, or rofi implementing a non-gtk-layer-shell option?

[abenz1267]

I don't know about the specifics here, but the problem generally is just that this rofi fork is trying to setup gtk4-layer-shell things while that's not supported by your DE/compositor/whatever. A 'simple' solution would be to check IF it's supported and if not => don't do gtk4-layer-shell things. That's what i do with Walker at least.

But i can't tell you what implications or side-effects that would have for this rofi fork.

[lbonn]

A quick clarification: this project does not use gtk or gtk-layer-shell but the layer shell wayland protocol directly: https://wayland.app/protocols/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1

gtk-layer-shell is also not affiliated with GNOME, I believe it is just an independent project.

But indeed the issue stays the same, GNOME does not support the wayland protocol we depend on.

[stingray21]

So rofi will not work under Wayland GNOME, unless GNOME would start supporting wlr-layer-shell?
Which seems to not be happening any time soon.