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Wacom stylus proximity triggers aggressive snapping only when Ubuntu Tiling Assistant extension is enabled #453

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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.

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