From 72c2afb1a4cc41ff3f844bfbfb7464efbc51998a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Haapy <haapycoding@putaindemerde.fr>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 23:31:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix error

---
 src-tauri/src/lib.rs    | 9 +++++++++
 src-tauri/src/x11mod.rs | 9 ++++++---
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 980cd72..8b9c677 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ use x11mod::{
 
 #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
 pub fn run() {
+    // X11 reparenting requires our own window to be an X11 window. On Wayland
+    // sessions, GTK defaults to the Wayland backend and embedding is impossible.
+    // Force the X11 backend (via XWayland on Wayland sessions) so we always get
+    // an X11 toplevel we can reparent into.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        std::env::set_var("GDK_BACKEND", "x11");
+    }
+
     tauri::Builder::default()
         .manage(PtyState::default())
         .manage(X11State::new())
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/x11mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/x11mod.rs
index b66bcf4..646cb99 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/x11mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/x11mod.rs
@@ -104,9 +104,12 @@ fn fetch_tauri_xid(app: &AppHandle, window: tauri::WebviewWindow) -> Result<u32,
             use gtk::prelude::*;
             let gtk_win = window.gtk_window().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
             let gdk_win = gtk_win.window().ok_or_else(|| "no GDK window yet".to_string())?;
-            let x11: gdkx11::X11Window = gdk_win
-                .downcast()
-                .map_err(|_| "GDK window is not an X11Window".to_string())?;
+            let x11: gdkx11::X11Window = gdk_win.downcast().map_err(|_| {
+                "Tauri's window is not an X11 window — likely running on Wayland. \
+                 GDK_BACKEND=x11 should force X11; check that XWayland is installed \
+                 (apt install xwayland) and restart the app."
+                    .to_string()
+            })?;
             Ok(x11.xid() as u32)
         })();
         let _ = tx.send(result);