feat: enhance Linux transcription with clipboard wait and auto-paste support

text_insert_linux.go

@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (a *App) insertTranscription(text string) {
+	if err := wailsruntime.ClipboardSetText(a.ctx, text); err != nil {
+		logger.Error("Failed to copy transcription to clipboard: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		waitForLinuxClipboardText(a.ctx, text)
+		if typer, err := pasteLinuxClipboardWithoutXTest(); err == nil {
+			logger.Info("Pasted transcription on Linux using %s (%d chars)", typer, utf8.RuneCountInString(text))
+			return
+		} else {
+			logger.Error("Linux auto-paste unavailable without XTEST: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if typer, err := typeLinuxTextWithoutXTest(text); err == nil {
 		logger.Info("Typed transcription on Linux using %s (%d chars)", typer, utf8.RuneCountInString(text))
 		return
@@ -24,22 +36,30 @@ func (a *App) insertTranscription(text string) {
 		logger.Error("Linux auto-type unavailable without XTEST: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := wailsruntime.ClipboardSetText(a.ctx, text); err != nil {
+	logger.Info("Copied transcription to clipboard; install ydotool with ydotoold/uinput access for automatic paste on GNOME Wayland")
-		logger.Error("Failed to copy transcription to clipboard: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	logger.Info("Copied transcription to clipboard; GNOME Wayland blocks automatic typing without a remote-desktop permission prompt")
 	if a.overlay != nil {
 		a.overlay.Show("Copied transcript. Press Ctrl+V to paste.")
 	}
 }
 
-func typeLinuxTextWithoutXTest(text string) (string, error) {
+func waitForLinuxClipboardText(ctx context.Context, text string) {
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(700 * time.Millisecond)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		current, err := wailsruntime.ClipboardGetText(ctx)
+		if err == nil && current == text {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+func pasteLinuxClipboardWithoutXTest() (string, error) {
+	time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+
 	var errs []string
 
 	if path, err := exec.LookPath("ydotool"); err == nil {
-		if err := runLinuxTextTyper(path, []string{"type", "--file", "-"}, text); err == nil {
+		if err := runLinuxInputCommand(path, []string{"key", "-d", "20", "29:1", "47:1", "47:0", "29:0"}, "", 3*time.Second); err == nil {
 			return "ydotool", nil
 		} else {
 			errs = append(errs, "ydotool: "+err.Error())
@@ -47,7 +67,32 @@ func typeLinuxTextWithoutXTest(text string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if path, err := exec.LookPath("wtype"); err == nil {
-		if err := runLinuxTextTyper(path, []string{"-"}, text); err == nil {
+		if err := runLinuxInputCommand(path, []string{"-M", "ctrl", "v", "-m", "ctrl"}, "", 3*time.Second); err == nil {
+			return "wtype", nil
+		} else {
+			errs = append(errs, "wtype: "+err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) == 0 {
+		return "", errors.New("install ydotool with ydotoold/uinput access for GNOME Wayland auto-paste")
+	}
+	return "", errors.New(strings.Join(errs, "; "))
+}
+
+func typeLinuxTextWithoutXTest(text string) (string, error) {
+	var errs []string
+
+	if path, err := exec.LookPath("ydotool"); err == nil {
+		if err := runLinuxInputCommand(path, []string{"type", "--file", "-"}, text, linuxTextTyperTimeout(text)); err == nil {
+			return "ydotool", nil
+		} else {
+			errs = append(errs, "ydotool: "+err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	if path, err := exec.LookPath("wtype"); err == nil {
+		if err := runLinuxInputCommand(path, []string{"-"}, text, linuxTextTyperTimeout(text)); err == nil {
 			return "wtype", nil
 		} else {
 			errs = append(errs, "wtype: "+err.Error())
@@ -60,12 +105,14 @@ func typeLinuxTextWithoutXTest(text string) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New(strings.Join(errs, "; "))
 }
 
-func runLinuxTextTyper(path string, args []string, text string) error {
+func runLinuxInputCommand(path string, args []string, stdin string, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), linuxTextTyperTimeout(text))
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, path, args...)
-	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(text)
+	if stdin != "" {
+		cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(stdin)
+	}
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if ctx.Err() != nil {
 		return ctx.Err()