#4318 backport poll-pointer support

xpra/client/gtk3/client.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def get_mouse_position(self):
         if not root:
             return -1, -1
         p = root.get_pointer()[-3:-1]
-        return self.sp(p[0] or 0, p[1] or 0)
+        return self.cp(p[0] or 0, p[1] or 0)
 
 
 GObject.type_register(XpraClient)

xpra/client/mixins/window_manager.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from xpra.make_thread import start_thread
 from xpra.os_util import (
     bytestostr, memoryview_to_bytes,
-    OSX, POSIX, is_Ubuntu,
+    OSX, POSIX, is_Ubuntu, is_Wayland,
     )
 from xpra.util import (
     envint, envbool, typedict,
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 ICON_SHRINKAGE : int = envint("XPRA_ICON_SHRINKAGE", 75)
 SAVE_WINDOW_ICONS : bool = envbool("XPRA_SAVE_WINDOW_ICONS", False)
 SAVE_CURSORS : bool = envbool("XPRA_SAVE_CURSORS", False)
+POLL_POINTER = envint("XPRA_POLL_POINTER", 0)
 SIGNAL_WATCHER : bool = envbool("XPRA_SIGNAL_WATCHER", POSIX and not OSX)
 SIGNAL_WATCHER_COMMAND : str = os.environ.get("XPRA_SIGNAL_WATCHER_COMMAND", "xpra_signal_listener")
 if SIGNAL_WATCHER:
@@ -214,6 +215,9 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._suspended_at : float = 0
         self._button_state = {}
 
+        self.poll_pointer_timer = 0
+        self.poll_pointer_position = -1, -1
+
     def init(self, opts) -> None:
         if opts.system_tray:
             try:
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ def cleanup(self) -> None:
         #(cleaner and needed when we run embedded in the client launcher)
         self.destroy_all_windows()
         self.cancel_lost_focus_timer()
+        self.cancel_poll_pointer_timer()
         if dq:
             dq.put(None)
         dt = self._draw_thread
@@ -438,6 +443,11 @@ def parse_server_capabilities(self, c : typedict) -> bool:
         self.server_input_devices = c.strget("input-devices")
         self.server_precise_wheel = c.boolget("wheel.precise", False)
         self.server_pointer_relative = c.boolget("pointer.relative", True)
+        if POLL_POINTER:
+            if is_Wayland():
+                log.warn("Warning: pointer polling is unlikely to work under Wayland")
+                log.warn(" and may cause problems")
+            self.poll_pointer_timer = GLib.timeout_add(POLL_POINTER, self.poll_pointer)
         return True
 
 
@@ -566,6 +576,22 @@ def send_input_devices(self, fmt, input_devices) -> None:
         self.send("input-devices", fmt, input_devices)
 
 
+    def poll_pointer(self) -> bool:
+        pos = self.get_mouse_position()
+        if pos != self.poll_pointer_position:
+            self.poll_pointer_position = pos
+            device_id = -1
+            wid = 0
+            mouselog(f"poll_pointer() updated position: {pos}")
+            self.send_mouse_position(device_id, wid, pos)
+        return True
+
+    def cancel_poll_pointer_timer(self) -> None:
+        ppt = self.poll_pointer_timer
+        if ppt:
+            self.poll_pointer_timer = 0
+            GLib.source_remove(ppt)
+
     ######################################################################
     # cursor:
     def _process_cursor(self, packet : PacketType) -> None: