Bug: PrintScreen not triggering

[lavishyay]

Requirements

• I've searched platform-specific issues, issues and discussions to see if this has been reported before.

Describe the bug

When Kanata is running, the print screen doesn't trigger even though it shows up on debug

Relevant kanata config

(defcfg
process-unmapped-keys yes
)

(defsrc
caps y bspc
/ ralt comp rctrl

)

(deflayer default
@cap _ _

---

)

(deflayer one
@cap prtsc del
up left down rght
)

(defalias
cap (tap-hold-press 200 200 (switch
((layer default)) (layer-switch one) break
((layer one)) (layer-switch default) break
) (layer-toggle one))
)

To Reproduce

1. Run Kanata
2. Try to press printscreen

Expected behavior

Print Screen to trigger/show up on keyboard tester

Kanata version

kanata 1.7.0-prerelease-1

Debug logs

No response

Operating system

Windows 11

Additional context

No response

[jtroo]

Which variant are you using? Also please add the debug logs

[lavishyay]

https://github.com/jtroo/kanata/releases/tag/v1.7.0-prerelease-1 kanata.exe from assets.
also i just tried it using kanata_gui.exe from the same assets and printscreen works now and i checked but it doesn't work on kanata.exe

debug logs:

15:02:00.0910 [INFO] Entered layer:

(deflayer one
@cap PrintScreen del
up left down rght
)
15:02:00.1638 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::windows::llhook: event loop: KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Press }
15:02:00.1642 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Press }
15:02:00.1644 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key press PScreen
15:02:00.2868 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::windows::llhook: event loop: KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Release }
15:02:00.2870 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Release }
15:02:00.2871 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key release PScreen
15:02:00.3858 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::windows::llhook: event loop: KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Press }
15:02:00.3860 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Press }
15:02:00.3862 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key press PScreen
15:02:00.5088 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::windows::llhook: event loop: KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Release }
15:02:00.5098 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_Y (89), value: Release }
15:02:00.5101 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key release PScreen
15:02:00.7058 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::windows::llhook: event loop: KeyEvent { code: KEY_CAPSLOCK (20), value: Release }
15:02:00.7071 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_CAPSLOCK (20), value: Release }
15:02:00.7073 [INFO] Entered layer:

(deflayer default
@cap _ _

---

)

[rpnfan]

For me on 1.7 pre-release 1 prtsc works fine on Windows.

[jtroo]

Hm maybe there's some window permission issue here. Kanata is sending all the right events.

[lavishyay]

yeah probably something from my side since only the kanata.exe doesn't work and the kanata_gui.exe works and 1.6 also works

[jtroo]

That's an interesting observation. All of these use different bits of Windows I/O:

• kanata.exe 1.6 : no flags
• kanata.exe 1.7 : win_sendinput_send_scancodes
• kanata_gui.exe : win_sendinput_send_scancodes,win_llhook_read_scancodes