Synthesize click events (down, 100ms, up) on key release.

canonical · Feb 21, 2025 · a954c49 · a954c49
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commit a954c49
Showing 1 changed file with 10 additions and 4 deletions.
diff --git a/src/server/shell/mouse_keys_transformer.cpp b/src/server/shell/mouse_keys_transformer.cpp
@@ -199,12 +199,18 @@ bool mir::input::MouseKeysTransformer::handle_click(
     case XKB_KEY_KP_5:
         switch (action)
         {
-        case mir_keyboard_action_down:
-            press_current_cursor_button(dispatcher);
-            return true;
         case mir_keyboard_action_up:
-            release_current_cursor_button(dispatcher);
+            press_current_cursor_button(dispatcher);
+
+            click_event_generator = main_loop->create_alarm(
+                [dispatcher, this]
+                {
+                    release_current_cursor_button(dispatcher);
+                });
+
+            click_event_generator->reschedule_in(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
             return true;
+        case mir_keyboard_action_down:
         case mir_keyboard_action_repeat:
             return true;
         default: