Environment:
- Ubuntu 26.04
- GNOME 50
- Wayland session
- dual monitor setup
- Wacom tablet/stylus
Description:
I originally reported this issue against Mutter because the behaviour looked like a core Wayland/window management problem. After further testing, the issue appears to be specifically related to Ubuntu’s Tiling Assistant extension.
Normal behaviour:
- window dragging works correctly
- windows can be freely positioned
- snapping behaves normally
Problem:
As soon as the Wacom stylus comes close to the tablet surface (proximity event), window dragging behaviour changes dramatically:
- windows become aggressively snapped/tiled
- especially on the secondary monitor
- windows are strongly attracted toward screen edges
- it becomes difficult or impossible to place windows freely
- windows frequently jump into half-screen tiled states
Important finding:
Disabling the Ubuntu Tiling Assistant extension completely resolves the issue.
With the extension disabled:
- Wacom stylus works normally
- no aggressive snapping occurs
- window dragging behaves correctly on both monitors
Additional notes:
- disabling Mutter edge tiling alone does NOT solve the issue:
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter edge-tiling false
- the issue seems specifically related to the extension’s handling of pointer/stylus drag events under Wayland
- the issue is reproducible consistently
This suggests the problem is likely inside the extension rather than Mutter core or the Wacom driver itself.
Environment:
Description:
I originally reported this issue against Mutter because the behaviour looked like a core Wayland/window management problem. After further testing, the issue appears to be specifically related to Ubuntu’s Tiling Assistant extension.
Normal behaviour:
Problem:
As soon as the Wacom stylus comes close to the tablet surface (proximity event), window dragging behaviour changes dramatically:
Important finding:
Disabling the Ubuntu Tiling Assistant extension completely resolves the issue.
With the extension disabled:
Additional notes:
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter edge-tiling false
This suggests the problem is likely inside the extension rather than Mutter core or the Wacom driver itself.