Fact · Dictation in your apps
In Wayland, the compositor sends input events to its clients.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The compositor sends input events to the clients.”
Wayland FAQ, freedesktop.org, Wayland project, n.d., Why fork the X server?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The FAQ answers a question about the design of Wayland, and it describes the compositor as the process that receives and routes input between applications and the screen.
- What it does not show
- The FAQ describes the protocol's design. It does not say how a particular desktop passes text from one app to another, so check your desktop's own documentation for that.