fix inconsistent mouse capture on macos

input-capture/src/macos.rs

@@ -1,31 +1,39 @@
 use super::{error::MacosCaptureCreationError, Capture, CaptureError, CaptureEvent, Position};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use bitflags::bitflags;
-use core_foundation::base::{kCFAllocatorDefault, CFRelease};
+use core_foundation::{
-use core_foundation::date::CFTimeInterval;
+    base::{kCFAllocatorDefault, CFRelease},
-use core_foundation::number::{kCFBooleanTrue, CFBooleanRef};
+    date::CFTimeInterval,
-use core_foundation::runloop::{kCFRunLoopCommonModes, CFRunLoop, CFRunLoopSource};
+    number::{kCFBooleanTrue, CFBooleanRef},
-use core_foundation::string::{kCFStringEncodingUTF8, CFStringCreateWithCString, CFStringRef};
+    runloop::{kCFRunLoopCommonModes, CFRunLoop, CFRunLoopSource},
-use core_graphics::base::{kCGErrorSuccess, CGError};
+    string::{kCFStringEncodingUTF8, CFStringCreateWithCString, CFStringRef},
-use core_graphics::display::{CGDisplay, CGPoint};
+};
-use core_graphics::event::{
+use core_graphics::{
-    CGEvent, CGEventFlags, CGEventTap, CGEventTapLocation, CGEventTapOptions, CGEventTapPlacement,
+    base::{kCGErrorSuccess, CGError},
-    CGEventTapProxy, CGEventType, CallbackResult, EventField,
+    display::{CGDisplay, CGPoint},
+    event::{
+        CGEvent, CGEventFlags, CGEventTap, CGEventTapLocation, CGEventTapOptions,
+        CGEventTapPlacement, CGEventTapProxy, CGEventType, CallbackResult, EventField,
+    },
+    event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID},
 };
-use core_graphics::event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID};
 use futures_core::Stream;
 use input_event::{Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT};
 use keycode::{KeyMap, KeyMapping};
 use libc::c_void;
 use once_cell::unsync::Lazy;
-use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::{
-use std::ffi::{c_char, CString};
+    collections::HashSet,
-use std::pin::Pin;
+    ffi::{c_char, CString},
-use std::sync::Arc;
+    pin::Pin,
-use std::task::{ready, Context, Poll};
+    sync::Arc,
-use std::thread::{self};
+    task::{ready, Context, Poll},
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender};
+    thread::{self},
-use tokio::sync::{oneshot, Mutex};
+};
+use tokio::sync::{
+    mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender},
+    oneshot, Mutex,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct Bounds {
@@ -37,9 +45,16 @@ struct Bounds {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct InputCaptureState {
+    /// active capture positions
     active_clients: Lazy<HashSet<Position>>,
+    /// the currently entered capture position, if any
     current_pos: Option<Position>,
+    /// position where the cursor was captured
+    enter_position: Option<CGPoint>,
+    /// bounds of the input capture area
     bounds: Bounds,
+    /// current state of modifier keys
+    modifier_state: XMods,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -56,7 +71,9 @@ impl InputCaptureState {
         let mut res = Self {
             active_clients: Lazy::new(HashSet::new),
             current_pos: None,
+            enter_position: None,
             bounds: Bounds::default(),
+            modifier_state: Default::default(),
         };
         res.update_bounds()?;
         Ok(res)
@@ -96,45 +113,34 @@ impl InputCaptureState {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    // We can't disable mouse movement when in a client so we need to reset the cursor position
+    /// start the input capture by
-    // to the edge of the screen, the cursor will be hidden but we dont want it to appear in a
+    fn start_capture(&mut self, event: &CGEvent, position: Position) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
-    // random location when we exit the client
+        let mut location = event.location();
-    fn reset_mouse_position(&self, event: &CGEvent) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
+        let edge_offset = 1.0;
-        if let Some(pos) = self.current_pos {
+        // move cursor location to display bounds
-            let location = event.location();
+        match position {
-            let edge_offset = 1.0;
+            Position::Left => location.x = self.bounds.xmin + edge_offset,
+            Position::Right => location.x = self.bounds.xmax - edge_offset,
+            Position::Top => location.y = self.bounds.ymin + edge_offset,
+            Position::Bottom => location.y = self.bounds.ymax - edge_offset,
+        };
+        self.enter_position = Some(location);
+        self.reset_cursor()
+    }
 
-            // After the cursor is warped no event is produced but the next event
+    /// resets the cursor to the position, where the capture started
-            // will carry the delta from the warp so only half the delta is needed to move the cursor
+    fn reset_cursor(&mut self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
-            let delta_y = event.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y) / 2.0;
+        let pos = self.enter_position.expect("capture active");
-            let delta_x = event.get_double_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X) / 2.0;
+        log::trace!("Resetting cursor position to: {}, {}", pos.x, pos.y);
+        CGDisplay::warp_mouse_cursor_position(pos).map_err(CaptureError::WarpCursor)
+    }
 
-            let mut new_x = location.x + delta_x;
+    fn hide_cursor(&self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
-            let mut new_y = location.y + delta_y;
+        CGDisplay::hide_cursor(&CGDisplay::main()).map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)
+    }
 
-            match pos {
+    fn show_cursor(&self) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
-                Position::Left => {
+        CGDisplay::show_cursor(&CGDisplay::main()).map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)
-                    new_x = self.bounds.xmin + edge_offset;
-                }
-                Position::Right => {
-                    new_x = self.bounds.xmax - edge_offset;
-                }
-                Position::Top => {
-                    new_y = self.bounds.ymin + edge_offset;
-                }
-                Position::Bottom => {
-                    new_y = self.bounds.ymax - edge_offset;
-                }
-            }
-            let new_pos = CGPoint::new(new_x, new_y);
-
-            log::trace!("Resetting cursor position to: {new_x}, {new_y}");
-
-            return CGDisplay::warp_mouse_cursor_position(new_pos)
-                .map_err(CaptureError::WarpCursor);
-        }
-
-        Err(CaptureError::ResetMouseWithoutClient)
     }
 
     async fn handle_producer_event(
@@ -145,15 +151,13 @@ impl InputCaptureState {
         match producer_event {
             ProducerEvent::Release => {
                 if self.current_pos.is_some() {
-                    CGDisplay::show_cursor(&CGDisplay::main())
+                    self.show_cursor()?;
-                        .map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)?;
                     self.current_pos = None;
                 }
             }
             ProducerEvent::Grab(pos) => {
                 if self.current_pos.is_none() {
-                    CGDisplay::hide_cursor(&CGDisplay::main())
+                    self.hide_cursor()?;
-                        .map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)?;
                     self.current_pos = Some(pos);
                 }
             }
@@ -163,8 +167,7 @@ impl InputCaptureState {
             ProducerEvent::Destroy(p) => {
                 if let Some(current) = self.current_pos {
                     if current == p {
-                        CGDisplay::show_cursor(&CGDisplay::main())
+                        self.show_cursor()?;
-                            .map_err(CaptureError::CoreGraphics)?;
                         self.current_pos = None;
                     };
                 }
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ fn get_events(
     ev_type: &CGEventType,
     ev: &CGEvent,
     result: &mut Vec<CaptureEvent>,
+    modifier_state: &mut XMods,
 ) -> Result<(), CaptureError> {
     fn map_pointer_event(ev: &CGEvent) -> PointerEvent {
         PointerEvent::Motion {
@@ -215,29 +219,42 @@ fn get_events(
             })));
         }
         CGEventType::FlagsChanged => {
-            let mut mods = XMods::empty();
+            let mut depressed = XMods::empty();
             let mut mods_locked = XMods::empty();
             let cg_flags = ev.get_flags();
 
             if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagShift) {
-                mods |= XMods::ShiftMask;
+                depressed |= XMods::ShiftMask;
             }
             if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagControl) {
-                mods |= XMods::ControlMask;
+                depressed |= XMods::ControlMask;
             }
             if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagAlternate) {
-                mods |= XMods::Mod1Mask;
+                depressed |= XMods::Mod1Mask;
             }
             if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagCommand) {
-                mods |= XMods::Mod4Mask;
+                depressed |= XMods::Mod4Mask;
             }
             if cg_flags.contains(CGEventFlags::CGEventFlagAlphaShift) {
-                mods |= XMods::LockMask;
+                depressed |= XMods::LockMask;
                 mods_locked |= XMods::LockMask;
             }
 
+            // check if pressed or released
+            let state = if depressed > *modifier_state { 1 } else { 0 };
+            *modifier_state = depressed;
+
+            if let Ok(key) = map_key(ev) {
+                let key_event = CaptureEvent::Input(Event::Keyboard(KeyboardEvent::Key {
+                    time: 0,
+                    key,
+                    state,
+                }));
+                result.push(key_event);
+            }
+
             let modifier_event = KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
-                depressed: mods.bits(),
+                depressed: depressed.bits(),
                 latched: 0,
                 locked: mods_locked.bits(),
                 group: 0,
@@ -348,7 +365,7 @@ fn create_event_tap<'a>(
         move |_proxy: CGEventTapProxy, event_type: CGEventType, cg_ev: &CGEvent| {
             log::trace!("Got event from tap: {event_type:?}");
             let mut state = client_state.blocking_lock();
-            let mut pos = None;
+            let mut capture_position = None;
             let mut res_events = vec![];
 
             if matches!(
@@ -365,22 +382,34 @@ fn create_event_tap<'a>(
 
             // Are we in a client?
             if let Some(current_pos) = state.current_pos {
-                pos = Some(current_pos);
+                capture_position = Some(current_pos);
-                get_events(&event_type, cg_ev, &mut res_events).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                get_events(
+                    &event_type,
+                    cg_ev,
+                    &mut res_events,
+                    &mut state.modifier_state,
+                )
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
                     log::error!("Failed to get events: {e}");
                 });
 
                 // Keep (hidden) cursor at the edge of the screen
-                if matches!(event_type, CGEventType::MouseMoved) {
+                if matches!(
-                    state.reset_mouse_position(cg_ev).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                    event_type,
-                        log::error!("Failed to reset mouse position: {e}");
+                    CGEventType::MouseMoved
-                    })
+                        | CGEventType::LeftMouseDragged
+                        | CGEventType::RightMouseDragged
+                        | CGEventType::OtherMouseDragged
+                ) {
+                    state.reset_cursor().unwrap_or_else(|e| log::warn!("{e}"));
                 }
-            }
+            } else if matches!(event_type, CGEventType::MouseMoved) {
-            // Did we cross a barrier?
+                // Did we cross a barrier?
-            else if matches!(event_type, CGEventType::MouseMoved) {
                 if let Some(new_pos) = state.crossed(cg_ev) {
-                    pos = Some(new_pos);
+                    capture_position = Some(new_pos);
+                    state
+                        .start_capture(cg_ev, new_pos)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|e| log::warn!("{e}"));
                     res_events.push(CaptureEvent::Begin);
                     notify_tx
                         .blocking_send(ProducerEvent::Grab(new_pos))
@@ -388,7 +417,7 @@ fn create_event_tap<'a>(
                 }
             }
 
-            if let Some(pos) = pos {
+            if let Some(pos) = capture_position {
                 res_events.iter().for_each(|e| {
                     // error must be ignored, since the event channel
                     // may already be closed when the InputCapture instance is dropped.
@@ -493,10 +522,7 @@ impl MacOSInputCapture {
                             log::error!("Failed to handle producer event: {e}");
                         })
                     }
-
+                    _ = &mut tap_exit_rx => break,
-                    _ = &mut tap_exit_rx => {
-                        break;
-                    }
                 }
             }
             // show cursor

input-emulation/Cargo.toml

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = [
     "rt",
     "sync",
     "signal",
+    "time"
 ] }
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
 

input-emulation/src/macos.rs

@@ -10,25 +10,37 @@ use core_graphics::event::{
     ScrollEventUnit,
 };
 use core_graphics::event_source::{CGEventSource, CGEventSourceStateID};
-use input_event::{scancode, Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent};
+use input_event::{scancode, Event, KeyboardEvent, PointerEvent, BTN_LEFT, BTN_MIDDLE, BTN_RIGHT};
 use keycode::{KeyMap, KeyMapping};
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio::{sync::Notify, task::JoinHandle};
 
 use super::error::MacOSEmulationCreationError;
 
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 const DEFAULT_REPEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(32);
+const DOUBLE_CLICK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 
 pub(crate) struct MacOSEmulation {
+    /// global event source for all events
     event_source: CGEventSource,
+    /// task handle for key repeats
     repeat_task: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+    /// current state of the mouse buttons
     button_state: ButtonState,
+    /// button previously pressed
+    previous_button: Option<CGMouseButton>,
+    /// timestamp of previous click (button down)
+    previous_button_click: Option<Instant>,
+    /// click state, i.e. number of clicks in quick succession
+    button_click_state: i64,
+    /// current modifier state
     modifier_state: Rc<Cell<XMods>>,
+    /// notify to cancel key repeats
     notify_repeat_task: Arc<Notify>,
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +86,9 @@ impl MacOSEmulation {
         Ok(Self {
             event_source,
             button_state,
+            previous_button: None,
+            previous_button_click: None,
+            button_click_state: 0,
             repeat_task: None,
             notify_repeat_task: Arc::new(Notify::new()),
             modifier_state: Rc::new(Cell::new(XMods::empty())),
@@ -89,6 +104,9 @@ impl MacOSEmulation {
         // there can only be one repeating key and it's
         // always the last to be pressed
         self.cancel_repeat_task().await;
+        // initial key event
+        key_event(self.event_source.clone(), key, 1, self.modifier_state.get());
+        // repeat task
         let event_source = self.event_source.clone();
         let notify = self.notify_repeat_task.clone();
         let modifiers = self.modifier_state.clone();
@@ -224,150 +242,167 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
         event: Event,
         _handle: EmulationHandle,
     ) -> Result<(), EmulationError> {
+        log::trace!("{event:?}");
         match event {
-            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => match pointer_event {
+            Event::Pointer(pointer_event) => {
-                PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
+                match pointer_event {
-                    let mut mouse_location = match self.get_mouse_location() {
+                    PointerEvent::Motion { time: _, dx, dy } => {
-                        Some(l) => l,
+                        let mut mouse_location = match self.get_mouse_location() {
-                        None => {
+                            Some(l) => l,
-                            log::warn!("could not get mouse location!");
+                            None => {
-                            return Ok(());
+                                log::warn!("could not get mouse location!");
-                        }
+                                return Ok(());
-                    };
+                            }
+                        };
 
-                    let (new_mouse_x, new_mouse_y) =
+                        let (new_mouse_x, new_mouse_y) =
-                        clamp_to_screen_space(mouse_location.x, mouse_location.y, dx, dy);
+                            clamp_to_screen_space(mouse_location.x, mouse_location.y, dx, dy);
 
-                    mouse_location.x = new_mouse_x;
+                        mouse_location.x = new_mouse_x;
-                    mouse_location.y = new_mouse_y;
+                        mouse_location.y = new_mouse_y;
 
-                    let mut event_type = CGEventType::MouseMoved;
+                        let mut event_type = CGEventType::MouseMoved;
-                    if self.button_state.left {
+                        if self.button_state.left {
-                        event_type = CGEventType::LeftMouseDragged
+                            event_type = CGEventType::LeftMouseDragged
-                    } else if self.button_state.right {
+                        } else if self.button_state.right {
-                        event_type = CGEventType::RightMouseDragged
+                            event_type = CGEventType::RightMouseDragged
-                    } else if self.button_state.center {
+                        } else if self.button_state.center {
-                        event_type = CGEventType::OtherMouseDragged
+                            event_type = CGEventType::OtherMouseDragged
-                    };
+                        };
-                    let event = match CGEvent::new_mouse_event(
+                        let event = match CGEvent::new_mouse_event(
-                        self.event_source.clone(),
+                            self.event_source.clone(),
-                        event_type,
+                            event_type,
-                        mouse_location,
+                            mouse_location,
-                        CGMouseButton::Left,
+                            CGMouseButton::Left,
-                    ) {
+                        ) {
-                        Ok(e) => e,
+                            Ok(e) => e,
-                        Err(_) => {
+                            Err(_) => {
-                            log::warn!("mouse event creation failed!");
+                                log::warn!("mouse event creation failed!");
-                            return Ok(());
+                                return Ok(());
-                        }
+                            }
-                    };
+                        };
-                    event.set_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X, dx as i64);
+                        event.set_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_X, dx as i64);
-                    event.set_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y, dy as i64);
+                        event.set_integer_value_field(EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_DELTA_Y, dy as i64);
-                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
+                        event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
-                }
+                    }
-                PointerEvent::Button {
+                    PointerEvent::Button {
-                    time: _,
+                        time: _,
-                    button,
+                        button,
-                    state,
+                        state,
-                } => {
+                    } => {
-                    let (event_type, mouse_button) = match (button, state) {
+                        let (event_type, mouse_button) = match (button, state) {
-                        (b, 1) if b == input_event::BTN_LEFT => {
+                            (BTN_LEFT, 1) => (CGEventType::LeftMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Left),
-                            (CGEventType::LeftMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Left)
+                            (BTN_LEFT, 0) => (CGEventType::LeftMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Left),
-                        }
+                            (BTN_RIGHT, 1) => (CGEventType::RightMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Right),
-                        (b, 0) if b == input_event::BTN_LEFT => {
+                            (BTN_RIGHT, 0) => (CGEventType::RightMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Right),
-                            (CGEventType::LeftMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Left)
+                            (BTN_MIDDLE, 1) => (CGEventType::OtherMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Center),
-                        }
+                            (BTN_MIDDLE, 0) => (CGEventType::OtherMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Center),
-                        (b, 1) if b == input_event::BTN_RIGHT => {
+                            _ => {
-                            (CGEventType::RightMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Right)
+                                log::warn!("invalid button event: {button},{state}");
-                        }
+                                return Ok(());
-                        (b, 0) if b == input_event::BTN_RIGHT => {
+                            }
-                            (CGEventType::RightMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Right)
+                        };
-                        }
+                        // store button state
-                        (b, 1) if b == input_event::BTN_MIDDLE => {
+                        self.button_state[mouse_button] = state == 1;
-                            (CGEventType::OtherMouseDown, CGMouseButton::Center)
-                        }
-                        (b, 0) if b == input_event::BTN_MIDDLE => {
-                            (CGEventType::OtherMouseUp, CGMouseButton::Center)
-                        }
-                        _ => {
-                            log::warn!("invalid button event: {button},{state}");
-                            return Ok(());
-                        }
-                    };
-                    // store button state
-                    self.button_state[mouse_button] = state == 1;
 
-                    let location = self.get_mouse_location().unwrap();
+                        // update previous button state
-                    let event = match CGEvent::new_mouse_event(
+                        if state == 1 {
-                        self.event_source.clone(),
+                            if self.previous_button.is_some_and(|b| b.eq(&mouse_button))
-                        event_type,
+                                && self
-                        location,
+                                    .previous_button_click
-                        mouse_button,
+                                    .is_some_and(|i| i.elapsed() < DOUBLE_CLICK_INTERVAL)
-                    ) {
+                            {
-                        Ok(e) => e,
+                                self.button_click_state += 1;
-                        Err(()) => {
+                            } else {
-                            log::warn!("mouse event creation failed!");
+                                self.button_click_state = 1;
-                            return Ok(());
+                            }
+                            self.previous_button = Some(mouse_button);
+                            self.previous_button_click = Some(Instant::now());
                         }
-                    };
+
-                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
+                        log::debug!("click_state: {}", self.button_click_state);
+                        let location = self.get_mouse_location().unwrap();
+                        let event = match CGEvent::new_mouse_event(
+                            self.event_source.clone(),
+                            event_type,
+                            location,
+                            mouse_button,
+                        ) {
+                            Ok(e) => e,
+                            Err(()) => {
+                                log::warn!("mouse event creation failed!");
+                                return Ok(());
+                            }
+                        };
+                        event.set_integer_value_field(
+                            EventField::MOUSE_EVENT_CLICK_STATE,
+                            self.button_click_state,
+                        );
+                        event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
+                    }
+                    PointerEvent::Axis {
+                        time: _,
+                        axis,
+                        value,
+                    } => {
+                        let value = value as i32;
+                        let (count, wheel1, wheel2, wheel3) = match axis {
+                            0 => (1, value, 0, 0), // 0 = vertical => 1 scroll wheel device (y axis)
+                            1 => (2, 0, value, 0), // 1 = horizontal => 2 scroll wheel devices (y, x) -> (0, x)
+                            _ => {
+                                log::warn!("invalid scroll event: {axis}, {value}");
+                                return Ok(());
+                            }
+                        };
+                        let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
+                            self.event_source.clone(),
+                            ScrollEventUnit::PIXEL,
+                            count,
+                            wheel1,
+                            wheel2,
+                            wheel3,
+                        ) {
+                            Ok(e) => e,
+                            Err(()) => {
+                                log::warn!("scroll event creation failed!");
+                                return Ok(());
+                            }
+                        };
+                        event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
+                    }
+                    PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+                        const LINES_PER_STEP: i32 = 3;
+                        let (count, wheel1, wheel2, wheel3) = match axis {
+                            0 => (1, value / (120 / LINES_PER_STEP), 0, 0), // 0 = vertical => 1 scroll wheel device (y axis)
+                            1 => (2, 0, value / (120 / LINES_PER_STEP), 0), // 1 = horizontal => 2 scroll wheel devices (y, x) -> (0, x)
+                            _ => {
+                                log::warn!("invalid scroll event: {axis}, {value}");
+                                return Ok(());
+                            }
+                        };
+                        let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
+                            self.event_source.clone(),
+                            ScrollEventUnit::LINE,
+                            count,
+                            wheel1,
+                            wheel2,
+                            wheel3,
+                        ) {
+                            Ok(e) => e,
+                            Err(()) => {
+                                log::warn!("scroll event creation failed!");
+                                return Ok(());
+                            }
+                        };
+                        event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
+                    }
                 }
-                PointerEvent::Axis {
+
-                    time: _,
+                // reset button click state in case it's not a button event
-                    axis,
+                if !matches!(pointer_event, PointerEvent::Button { .. }) {
-                    value,
+                    self.button_click_state = 0;
-                } => {
-                    let value = value as i32;
-                    let (count, wheel1, wheel2, wheel3) = match axis {
-                        0 => (1, value, 0, 0), // 0 = vertical => 1 scroll wheel device (y axis)
-                        1 => (2, 0, value, 0), // 1 = horizontal => 2 scroll wheel devices (y, x) -> (0, x)
-                        _ => {
-                            log::warn!("invalid scroll event: {axis}, {value}");
-                            return Ok(());
-                        }
-                    };
-                    let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
-                        self.event_source.clone(),
-                        ScrollEventUnit::PIXEL,
-                        count,
-                        wheel1,
-                        wheel2,
-                        wheel3,
-                    ) {
-                        Ok(e) => e,
-                        Err(()) => {
-                            log::warn!("scroll event creation failed!");
-                            return Ok(());
-                        }
-                    };
-                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
                 }
-                PointerEvent::AxisDiscrete120 { axis, value } => {
+            }
-                    let (count, wheel1, wheel2, wheel3) = match axis {
-                        0 => (1, value, 0, 0), // 0 = vertical => 1 scroll wheel device (y axis)
-                        1 => (2, 0, value, 0), // 1 = horizontal => 2 scroll wheel devices (y, x) -> (0, x)
-                        _ => {
-                            log::warn!("invalid scroll event: {axis}, {value}");
-                            return Ok(());
-                        }
-                    };
-                    let event = match CGEvent::new_scroll_event(
-                        self.event_source.clone(),
-                        ScrollEventUnit::PIXEL,
-                        count,
-                        wheel1,
-                        wheel2,
-                        wheel3,
-                    ) {
-                        Ok(e) => e,
-                        Err(()) => {
-                            log::warn!("scroll event creation failed!");
-                            return Ok(());
-                        }
-                    };
-                    event.post(CGEventTapLocation::HID);
-                }
-            },
             Event::Keyboard(keyboard_event) => match keyboard_event {
                 KeyboardEvent::Key {
                     time: _,
@@ -381,18 +416,12 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
                             return Ok(());
                         }
                     };
+                    update_modifiers(&self.modifier_state, key, state);
                     match state {
                         // pressed
                         1 => self.spawn_repeat_task(code).await,
                         _ => self.cancel_repeat_task().await,
                     }
-                    update_modifiers(&self.modifier_state, key, state);
-                    key_event(
-                        self.event_source.clone(),
-                        code,
-                        state,
-                        self.modifier_state.get(),
-                    );
                 }
                 KeyboardEvent::Modifiers {
                     depressed,
@@ -416,6 +445,21 @@ impl Emulation for MacOSEmulation {
     async fn terminate(&mut self) {}
 }
 
+trait ButtonEq {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool;
+}
+
+impl ButtonEq for CGMouseButton {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        matches!(
+            (self, other),
+            (CGMouseButton::Left, CGMouseButton::Left)
+                | (CGMouseButton::Right, CGMouseButton::Right)
+                | (CGMouseButton::Center, CGMouseButton::Center)
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 fn update_modifiers(modifiers: &Cell<XMods>, key: u32, state: u8) -> bool {
     if let Ok(key) = scancode::Linux::try_from(key) {
         let mask = match key {