Sway: Cannot start most of the applications from terminal, cannot run dmenu

[mas15]

Hello everyone.

• I am using Arch linux and Sway 1.2. I have got integrated Intel GPU. I use zsh as my sh.
• I cannot run most of the applications. I run them from terminal and nothing appears.
• Only app I can run is Transmission (both in GTK and QT), gitg and Thunar.
• I have got QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland exported, tried many combination but I doesn't help.
• Same thing happens when I try to run j4-dmenu-desktop, I just get Read 40 .desktop files, found 29 apps. and no new window appear.
• The worst is when I try to run VLC, I got version printed out but it halts and I cannot kill it with CTRL+C, I have to close the terminal.
• Sway is started from .zprofile by exec sway
• I tried many apps such as google-chrome, libre-office, vlc
• Cannot run with j4-dmenu because it doesn't work as well
• I have Xwayland installed

I have no clue how to find the issue. Could anyone give a hand, please?

[RedSoxFan]

Can you please post a debug log? Start sway as sway -d >sway.log 2>&1

[mas15]

It's quite long so posted it here: https://pastebin.com/vY1DBAmj
Opening apps was at the end of the log where is
denying request to set cursor from unfocused client

I tried tail -f sway.log but nothing gets appended while trying to open new apps

[mas15]

Also this happens when I try to do WIN+D (run dmenu)

2019-10-31 16:41:39 - [sway/commands/bind.c:610] running command for binding: exec j4-dmenu-desktop --
2019-10-31 16:41:39 - [sway/commands.c:250] Handling command 'exec j4-dmenu-desktop --'
2019-10-31 16:41:39 - [sway/commands/exec_always.c:46] Executing j4-dmenu-desktop --
2019-10-31 16:41:39 - [sway/commands/exec_always.c:87] Child process created with pid 8121
2019-10-31 16:41:39 - [sway/tree/root.c:275] Recording workspace for process 8121
Read 41 .desktop files, found 30 apps.

Also nothing appears on the screen

[Emantor]

Install xorg-server-xwayland.

[mas15]

Install xorg-server-xwayland.

This helped! Thanks. How did you sort it out?
And why do I need xorg if I use wayland?

[Emantor]

2019-10-31 16:23:18 - [xwayland/xwayland.c:110] failed to exec Xwayland: No such file or directory

For the why, you'll probably need to talk to framework and application authors.