macos - no keyboard output

[tri-schmidmeister]

Hi,

I am using Kanata on Linux and it works great.
But when i wantet to try it on my macbook i cant type anything when i start it.
In Debug mode i can see that the key presses are recognized, but nothing happens. The only keys working are ctrl+space+esc to exit Kanata.

I hope this is the right place to ask such question, if not please correct me. (i am not very experienced with github...)

Does anyone have the same issue on macos?
What am I doing wrong?

I installed Kanata using cargo and added it to system settings -> privacy & security -> input monitoring

Here is the config that i tried:

;; Caps to escape/control configuration for Kanata

(defsrc
  f1   f2   f3   f4   f5   f6   f7   f8   f9   f10   f11   f12
  caps a s d f j k l ;
)

(defvar
  tap-time 150
  hold-time 200
)

;; Definine two aliases, one for esc/control to other for function key
(defalias
  escctrl (tap-hold 100 100 esc lctl)
  a (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time a lmet)
  s (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time s lalt)
  d (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time d lsft)
  f (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time f lctl)
  j (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time j rctl)
  k (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time k rsft)
  l (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time l ralt)
  ; (tap-hold $tap-time $hold-time ; rmet)
)

(deflayer base
  brdn  brup  _    _    _    _   prev  pp  next  mute  vold  volu
  @escctrl @a @s @d @f @j @k @l @;
)

(deflayer fn
  f1   f2   f3   f4   f5   f6   f7   f8   f9   f10   f11   f12
  @escctrl _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
)

And here is a part of the debug log:

❯ sudo kanata -d -c .config/kanata/config-macos.kbd
2024-11-08T14:21:33.744483+01:00 [INFO] kanata v1.6.1 starting
2024-11-08T14:21:33.744642+01:00 [INFO] process unmapped keys: false
2024-11-08T14:21:33.744664+01:00 [INFO] NOTE: kanata was compiled to never allow cmd
2024-11-08T14:21:33.744668+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_parser::cfg::alloc: freeing allocations of length 0
2024-11-08T14:21:33.744817+01:00 [INFO] config file is valid
2024-11-08T14:21:33.744823+01:00 [INFO] Sleeping for 2s. Please release all keys and don't press additional ones. Run kanata with --help to see how understand more and how to disable this sleep.
2024-11-08T14:21:35.749898+01:00 [INFO] entering the processing loop
2024-11-08T14:21:35.750026+01:00 [INFO] entering the event loop
2024-11-08T14:21:35.75062+01:00 [INFO] Init: catching only releases and sending immediately
connected
2024-11-08T14:21:36.385492+01:00 [INFO] Starting kanata proper
2024-11-08T14:21:36.385602+01:00 [INFO] You may forcefully exit kanata by pressing lctl+spc+esc at any time. These keys refer to defsrc input, meaning BEFORE kanata remaps keys.
2024-11-08T14:21:37.478612+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 13, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:37.478751+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 13, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 13, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.478773+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:37.478782+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.47885+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: sending KeyEvent { code: KEY_J, value: Press } to processing loop
2024-11-08T14:21:37.478921+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 13, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:37.481287+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_J, value: Press }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.482145+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 13, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 13, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.537937+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:37.537986+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.538011+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:37.538014+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.538021+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: sending KeyEvent { code: KEY_J, value: Release } to processing loop
2024-11-08T14:21:37.538027+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:37.538062+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.53909+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_J, value: Release }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.539165+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key press     J
2024-11-08T14:21:37.539176+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 13 } DKEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 13 }
2024-11-08T14:21:37.545575+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key release   J
2024-11-08T14:21:37.545587+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 13 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 13 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.087702+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 14, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:38.087796+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 14, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 14, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.087816+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:38.087825+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.087876+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: sending KeyEvent { code: KEY_K, value: Press } to processing loop
2024-11-08T14:21:38.087914+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 14, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:38.08833+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_K, value: Press }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.088507+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 14, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 14, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.151326+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:38.151446+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.151562+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:38.151575+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.151596+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: sending KeyEvent { code: KEY_K, value: Release } to processing loop
2024-11-08T14:21:38.151612+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:38.151726+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.152639+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_K, value: Release }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.152668+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key press     K
2024-11-08T14:21:38.152681+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 14 } DKEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 14 }
2024-11-08T14:21:38.157838+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key release   K
2024-11-08T14:21:38.157901+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 14 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 14 }
2024-11-08T14:21:39.97985+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 15, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:39.979981+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 15, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 15, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:39.980002+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:39.980012+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:39.980067+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: sending KeyEvent { code: KEY_L, value: Press } to processing loop
2024-11-08T14:21:39.980112+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 15, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:39.981084+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_L, value: Press }
2024-11-08T14:21:39.981361+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 15, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 15, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055394+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055442+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055466+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055472+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055481+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: sending KeyEvent { code: KEY_L, value: Release } to processing loop
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055489+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055538+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055559+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: process recv ev KeyEvent { code: KEY_L, value: Release }
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055574+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key press     L
2024-11-08T14:21:40.055582+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 15 } DKEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 15 }
2024-11-08T14:21:40.061831+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::kanata: key release   L
2024-11-08T14:21:40.06184+01:00 [DEBUG] (2) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 15 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 15 }
2024-11-08T14:21:44.806378+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: KeyEvent { code: KEY_LEFTCTRL, value: Press } is not mapped
2024-11-08T14:21:44.80657+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 224 } DKEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 224 }
2024-11-08T14:21:44.945107+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 44, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:44.945217+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 44, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 44, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:44.945237+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:44.945247+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:44.945336+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: KeyEvent { code: KEY_SPACE, value: Press } is not mapped
2024-11-08T14:21:44.945363+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 44 } DKEvent { value: 1, page: 7, code: 44 }
2024-11-08T14:21:44.94576+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 44, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:44.945775+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 44, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 44, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:45.129959+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 41, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:45.130117+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 41, page: 7, code: 4294967295 } DKEvent { value: 41, page: 7, code: 4294967295 }
2024-11-08T14:21:45.130138+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::kanata::macos: InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } is unrecognized!
2024-11-08T14:21:45.130145+01:00 [DEBUG] (1) kanata_state_machine::oskbd::macos: Attempting to write InputEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 } DKEvent { value: 0, page: 7, code: 1 }
2024-11-08T14:21:45.130381+01:00 [INFO] pressed LControl+Space+Escape, exiting
thread 'main' panicked at /Users/luis8h/.cargo/registry/src/index.crates.io-6f17d22bba15001f/kanata-1.6.1/src/kanata/mod.rs:2046:13:
pressed LControl+Space+Escape, exiting
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
zsh: abort      sudo kanata -d -c .config/kanata/config-macos.kbd

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