From 749943380ae7a9c7a7e507103a5cdaca48ff734f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mr P-Tech <mrprecioustech@icloud.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:36:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(control): drive the host pointer directly

---
 apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.test.ts | 8 ++------
 apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.ts      | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.test.ts
index 70106b1..a560f07 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.test.ts
@@ -199,11 +199,7 @@ describe('Input Injector', () => {
     });
 
     describe('mouse move events', () => {
-      // Two-cursor mode: the remote participant's movement drives their own
-      // cursor overlay, never the host's physical pointer. Hijacking it on
-      // every move is what made control feel like the host's mouse had been
-      // taken away. The pointer is only borrowed at the moment of a click.
-      it('does not move the host pointer for remote movement', async () => {
+      it('moves the host pointer continuously for remote movement', async () => {
         const event: MouseMoveEvent = {
           type: 'mouse',
           action: 'move',
@@ -213,7 +209,7 @@ describe('Input Injector', () => {
 
         await injectInput(event);
 
-        expect(mouse.setPosition).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(mouse.setPosition).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ x: 960, y: 540 });
       });
 
       it('positions the pointer at the remote cursor when a click lands', async () => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.ts
index 37869f5..1565f45 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/input/injector.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ function getInjector(): RemoteInputInjector {
   injector ??= new RemoteInputInjector({
     // Platform facts come from the app's Electron-aware detection.
     selection,
+    // PairUX is a remote-control application: while a guest has control,
+    // their pointer must drive the host's *real* cursor continuously.  The
+    // library's two-cursor mode is useful for annotations, but on Wayland it
+    // can only approximate a second cursor and makes normal host navigation
+    // feel disconnected from the mouse.  Control revocation and the emergency
+    // stop hotkey remain the host's immediate way to take the cursor back.
+    virtualCursor: false,
     // Keep remote input one pixel off the screen edge on Linux: GNOME's
     // Activities hot-corner fires from the corner pixel, so a guest brushing
     // it would take over the host's desktop. One pixel is enough to miss the