A few touch ups before tagged release.

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu-git/PKGBUILD

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pkgname=cthulhu-git
 _pkgname=cthulhu
-pkgver=2026.05.14.r396.ge2f9a7c
+pkgver=2026.05.25.r407.gc39f231
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Desktop-agnostic screen reader with plugin system, forked from Orca"
 url="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Storm Dragon <storm_dragon@stormux.org>
 
 pkgname=cthulhu
-pkgver=2026.05.14
+pkgver=2026.05.25
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Desktop-agnostic screen reader with plugin system, forked from Orca"
 url="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"

distro-packages/Slackware/cthulhu.SlackBuild

@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@
 # Slackware build script for cthulhu
 # Created based on PKGBUILD from Storm Dragon <storm_dragon@stormux.org>
 
-cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
+cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=cthulhu
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.4}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2026.05.25}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=storm
 PKGTYPE=txz
-export PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.11
 
-if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
+if [ -z "${ARCH:-}" ]; then
   case "$( uname -m )" in
     i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
     arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 # If the variable PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME is set, then this script will report what
 # the name of the created package would be, and then exit. This information
 # could be useful to other scripts.
-if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
+if [ -n "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME:-}" ]; then
   echo "$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -48,12 +47,12 @@ fi
 
 set -e
 
-rm -rf $PKG
+rm -rf "$PKG"
-mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+mkdir -p "$TMP" "$PKG" "$OUTPUT"
-cd $TMP
+cd "$TMP"
-rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+rm -rf "$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
-git clone https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu.git $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+git clone --branch "$VERSION" --depth 1 https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu.git "$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
-cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cd "$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
@@ -61,38 +60,31 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-# Prepare the source
-NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
-
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-./configure \
+meson setup _build \
   --prefix=/usr \
-  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
+  --libdir="/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}" \
   --sysconfdir=/etc \
   --localstatedir=/var \
   --mandir=/usr/man \
-  --docdir=/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION \
+  --buildtype=release
-  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
+meson compile -C _build
+DESTDIR="$PKG" meson install -C _build
 
-make
+find "$PKG" -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
-make install DESTDIR=$PKG
-
-find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
   | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+rm -f "$PKG/usr/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache"
-cp -a AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README.md \
-  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/install
+mkdir -p "$PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
-cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+cp -a COPYING HACKING README.md README-DEVELOPMENT.md RELEASE-HOWTO \
-cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
+  "$PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
+cat "$CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild" > "$PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild"
 
-cd $PKG
+mkdir -p "$PKG/install"
-# let's avoid a "bad interpreter error
+cat "$CWD/slack-desc" > "$PKG/install/slack-desc"
-sed "s,#!python3.11,#!/usr/bin/python3.11," usr/bin/cthulhu > dummy
+cat "$CWD/doinst.sh" > "$PKG/install/doinst.sh"
-mv dummy usr/bin/cthulhu
+
-chmod 755 usr/bin/cthulhu
+cd "$PKG"
-/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n "$OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"

distro-packages/Slackware/doinst.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/update-desktop-database ]; then
+  /usr/bin/update-desktop-database -q usr/share/applications >/dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+
+if [ -e usr/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache ]; then
+  if [ -x /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache ]; then
+    /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache usr/share/icons/hicolor >/dev/null 2>&1
+  fi
+fi

distro-packages/Slackware/slack-desc

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
+
+       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+cthulhu: cthulhu (Screen reader for blind or visually impaired users)
+cthulhu:
+cthulhu: Cthulhu is a screen reader for individuals who are blind or visually
+cthulhu: impaired, forked from Orca. It provides a way to access applications
+cthulhu: and toolkits that support the AT-SPI accessibility infrastructure.
+cthulhu:
+cthulhu: Homepage: https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu
+cthulhu:
+cthulhu:
+cthulhu:
+cthulhu:

distro-packages/Slint/README

@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ This package requires the following packages, all available from SlackBuilds.org
 - libwnck3
 - python3-atspi
 - python3-cairo
+- python3-dasbus
 - python3-gobject
+- python3-pluggy
+- python3-pywayland
 - python3-setproctitle
+- python3-tomlkit
 - speech-dispatcher
+
+BUILD DEPENDENCIES:
+- meson
+- ninja

distro-packages/Slint/cthulhu-info

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="cthulhu"
-VERSION="0.4"
+VERSION="2026.05.25"
 HOMEPAGE="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"
 DOWNLOAD="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu.git"
 MD5SUM="SKIP"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="at-spi2-core brltty gobject-introspection gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gtk3 liblouis libwnck3 python3-atspi python3-cairo python3-gobject python3-setproctitle speech-dispatcher"
+REQUIRES="at-spi2-core brltty gobject-introspection gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gtk3 liblouis libwnck3 python3-atspi python3-cairo python3-dasbus python3-gobject python3-pluggy python3-pywayland python3-setproctitle python3-tomlkit speech-dispatcher"
 MAINTAINER="Storm Dragon"
 EMAIL="storm_dragon@stormux.org"

distro-packages/Slint/cthulhu.SlackBuild

@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@
 # Slackware build script for cthulhu
 # Created based on PKGBUILD from Storm Dragon <storm_dragon@stormux.org>
 
-cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
+cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=cthulhu
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.4}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2026.05.25}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=storm
 PKGTYPE=txz
-export PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3.11
 
-if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
+if [ -z "${ARCH:-}" ]; then
   case "$( uname -m )" in
     i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
     arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 # If the variable PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME is set, then this script will report what
 # the name of the created package would be, and then exit. This information
 # could be useful to other scripts.
-if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
+if [ -n "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME:-}" ]; then
   echo "$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -48,12 +47,12 @@ fi
 
 set -e
 
-rm -rf $PKG
+rm -rf "$PKG"
-mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+mkdir -p "$TMP" "$PKG" "$OUTPUT"
-cd $TMP
+cd "$TMP"
-rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+rm -rf "$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
-git clone https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu.git $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+git clone --branch "$VERSION" --depth 1 https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu.git "$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
-cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cd "$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
@@ -61,38 +60,31 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
-# Prepare the source
-NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
-
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
-./configure \
+meson setup _build \
   --prefix=/usr \
-  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
+  --libdir="/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX}" \
   --sysconfdir=/etc \
   --localstatedir=/var \
   --mandir=/usr/man \
-  --docdir=/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION \
+  --buildtype=release
-  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
+meson compile -C _build
+DESTDIR="$PKG" meson install -C _build
 
-make
+find "$PKG" -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
-make install DESTDIR=$PKG
-
-find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
   | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+rm -f "$PKG/usr/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache"
-cp -a AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README.md \
-  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/install
+mkdir -p "$PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
-cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+cp -a COPYING HACKING README.md README-DEVELOPMENT.md RELEASE-HOWTO \
-cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
+  "$PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION"
+cat "$CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild" > "$PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild"
 
-cd $PKG
+mkdir -p "$PKG/install"
-# let's avoid a "bad interpreter error
+cat "$CWD/slack-desc" > "$PKG/install/slack-desc"
-sed "s,#!python3.11,#!/usr/bin/python3.11," usr/bin/cthulhu > dummy
+cat "$CWD/doinst.sh" > "$PKG/install/doinst.sh"
-mv dummy usr/bin/cthulhu
+
-chmod 755 usr/bin/cthulhu
+cd "$PKG"
-/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n "$OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"

distro-packages/Slint/doinst.sh

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
 if [ -x /usr/bin/update-desktop-database ]; then
   /usr/bin/update-desktop-database -q usr/share/applications >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi

meson.build

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('cthulhu',
-  version: '2026.05.14-master',
+  version: '2026.05.25',
   meson_version: '>= 1.0.0',
 )
 

set-version.sh

@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ fi
 cthulhuVersionFile="${scriptDir}/src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py"
 mesonFile="${scriptDir}/meson.build"
 pkgbuildFile="${scriptDir}/distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu/PKGBUILD"
+slackwareBuildFile="${scriptDir}/distro-packages/Slackware/cthulhu.SlackBuild"
+slintBuildFile="${scriptDir}/distro-packages/Slint/cthulhu.SlackBuild"
+slintInfoFile="${scriptDir}/distro-packages/Slint/cthulhu-info"
 
-for path in "$cthulhuVersionFile" "$mesonFile" "$pkgbuildFile"; do
+for path in "$cthulhuVersionFile" "$mesonFile" "$pkgbuildFile" "$slackwareBuildFile" "$slintBuildFile" "$slintInfoFile"; do
   if [[ ! -f "$path" ]]; then
     echo "Error: Missing file: $path" >&2
     exit 1
@@ -68,18 +71,19 @@ for path in "$cthulhuVersionFile" "$mesonFile" "$pkgbuildFile"; do
 done
 
 sed -i "s/^version = \".*\"/version = \"${pythonVersion}\"/" "$cthulhuVersionFile"
-if [[ -n "$codeNameValue" ]]; then
+sed -i "s/^codeName = \".*\"/codeName = \"${codeNameValue}\"/" "$cthulhuVersionFile"
-  sed -i "s/^codeName = \".*\"/codeName = \"${codeNameValue}\"/" "$cthulhuVersionFile"
-fi
 sed -i "s/^  version: '.*',/  version: '${fullVersion}',/" "$mesonFile"
 sed -i "s/^pkgver=.*/pkgver=${pythonVersion}/" "$pkgbuildFile"
 sed -i "s/^pkgrel=.*/pkgrel=1/" "$pkgbuildFile"
+sed -i "s/^VERSION=\${VERSION:-.*}/VERSION=\${VERSION:-${pythonVersion}}/" "$slackwareBuildFile"
+sed -i "s/^VERSION=\${VERSION:-.*}/VERSION=\${VERSION:-${pythonVersion}}/" "$slintBuildFile"
+sed -i "s/^VERSION=\".*\"/VERSION=\"${pythonVersion}\"/" "$slintInfoFile"
 
 if ! rg -q "^version = \"${pythonVersion}\"" "$cthulhuVersionFile"; then
   echo "Error: Failed to update ${cthulhuVersionFile}" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
-if [[ -n "$codeNameValue" ]] && ! rg -q "^codeName = \"${codeNameValue}\"" "$cthulhuVersionFile"; then
+if ! rg -q "^codeName = \"${codeNameValue}\"" "$cthulhuVersionFile"; then
   echo "Error: Failed to update codeName in ${cthulhuVersionFile}" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -95,8 +99,23 @@ if ! rg -q "^pkgrel=1$" "$pkgbuildFile"; then
   echo "Error: Failed to reset pkgrel in ${pkgbuildFile}" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
+if ! rg -q "^VERSION=\\\$\\{VERSION:-${pythonVersion}\\}$" "$slackwareBuildFile"; then
+  echo "Error: Failed to update ${slackwareBuildFile}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! rg -q "^VERSION=\\\$\\{VERSION:-${pythonVersion}\\}$" "$slintBuildFile"; then
+  echo "Error: Failed to update ${slintBuildFile}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! rg -q "^VERSION=\"${pythonVersion}\"$" "$slintInfoFile"; then
+  echo "Error: Failed to update ${slintInfoFile}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "Updated version to ${fullVersion} in:" \
   "${cthulhuVersionFile}" \
   "${mesonFile}" \
-  "${pkgbuildFile}"
+  "${pkgbuildFile}" \
+  "${slackwareBuildFile}" \
+  "${slintBuildFile}" \
+  "${slintInfoFile}"

src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py

@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 # Forked from Orca screen reader.
 # Cthulhu project: https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu
 
-version = "2026.05.14"
+version = "2026.05.25"
-codeName = "master"
+codeName = ""

src/cthulhu/cthulhu_platform.py.in

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ __license__   = "LGPL"
 
 # $CTHULHU_VERSION
 #
-version = f"Cthulhu screen reader version {cthulhuVersion.version}-{cthulhuVersion.codeName}"
+versionSuffix = f"-{cthulhuVersion.codeName}" if cthulhuVersion.codeName else ""
+version = f"Cthulhu screen reader version {cthulhuVersion.version}{versionSuffix}"
 
 # The revision if built from git; otherwise an empty string
 #

src/cthulhu/input_event_manager.py

@@ -429,41 +429,69 @@ class InputEventManager:
         identifier = os.path.basename(value.strip().lower())
         return identifier == "xterm"
 
-    def _active_x11_window_is_xterm(self) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
-        """Returns True when the active X11 window appears to be XTerm."""
+    def _safe_call(window: Any, attrName: str) -> Optional[Any]:
+        """Returns attrName() for window, or None when unavailable."""
+
+        attr = getattr(window, attrName, None)
+        if not callable(attr):
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            return attr()
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+
+    def _log_active_x11_window_for_xterm_check(self, window: Any) -> None:
+        """Logs X11 window details used for XTerm pass-through decisions."""
+
+        classGroup = self._safe_call(window, "get_class_group")
+        classGroupName = None
+        classGroupResClass = None
+        if classGroup is not None:
+            classGroupName = self._safe_call(classGroup, "get_name")
+            classGroupResClass = self._safe_call(classGroup, "get_res_class")
+
+        tokens = [
+            "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: Active X11 window for XTerm check:",
+            "name",
+            self._safe_call(window, "get_name"),
+            "class group",
+            self._safe_call(window, "get_class_group_name") or classGroupName,
+            "class group res class",
+            classGroupResClass,
+            "class instance",
+            self._safe_call(window, "get_class_instance_name"),
+            "pid",
+            self._safe_call(window, "get_pid"),
+        ]
+        debug.print_tokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
+
+    def _active_x11_window_xterm_match(self) -> Optional[bool]:
+        """Returns whether the active X11 window is XTerm, or None when unknown."""
 
         window = self._get_active_x11_window()
         if window is None:
-            return False
+            msg = "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: XTerm matcher cannot identify active X11 window."
+            debug.print_message(debug.LEVEL_INFO, msg, True)
+            return None
 
+        self._log_active_x11_window_for_xterm_check(window)
         for attrName in ("get_class_group_name", "get_class_instance_name", "get_name"):
-            attr = getattr(window, attrName, None)
+            if self._identifier_is_xterm(self._safe_call(window, attrName)):
-            if not callable(attr):
-                continue
-            try:
-                if self._identifier_is_xterm(attr()):
                 return True
-            except Exception:
-                continue
 
-        getClassGroup = getattr(window, "get_class_group", None)
+        classGroup = self._safe_call(window, "get_class_group")
-        if callable(getClassGroup):
+        if classGroup is not None:
-            try:
-                classGroup = getClassGroup()
-            except Exception:
-                classGroup = None
 
             for attrName in ("get_name", "get_res_class"):
-                attr = getattr(classGroup, attrName, None)
+                if self._identifier_is_xterm(self._safe_call(classGroup, attrName)):
-                if not callable(attr):
-                    continue
-                try:
-                    if self._identifier_is_xterm(attr()):
                     return True
-                except Exception:
-                    continue
 
-        pid = self._get_active_x11_window_pid()
+        try:
+            pid = int(window.get_pid())
+        except Exception:
+            pid = -1
         if pid < 1:
             return False
 
@@ -475,6 +503,11 @@ class InputEventManager:
 
         return self._identifier_is_xterm(executable)
 
+    def _active_x11_window_is_xterm(self) -> bool:
+        """Returns True when the active X11 window appears to be XTerm."""
+
+        return self._active_x11_window_xterm_match() is True
+
     def _find_active_x11_atspi_window(self) -> Optional[Atspi.Accessible]:
         """Returns the focused AT-SPI window for the active X11 PID, if possible."""
 
@@ -589,8 +622,22 @@ class InputEventManager:
         """Returns True when XTerm is active and Cthulhu lacks matching AT-SPI context."""
 
         if pendingFocus is not None:
+            msg = "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: XTerm matcher false; pending focus exists."
+            debug.print_message(debug.LEVEL_INFO, msg, True)
+            return False
+        match = self._active_x11_window_xterm_match()
+        tokens = ["INPUT EVENT MANAGER: XTerm matcher returned", match]
+        debug.print_tokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
+        if match is True:
+            return True
+        if match is None and self._scriptWithSuspendedGrabsForXterm is not None:
+            msg = (
+                "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: Keeping XTerm key-grab suspension; "
+                "active X11 window is temporarily unknown."
+            )
+            debug.print_message(debug.LEVEL_INFO, msg, True)
+            return True
         return False
-        return self._active_x11_window_is_xterm()
 
     def _suspend_key_grabs_for_xterm(self) -> None:
         """Suspends active-script key grabs so XTerm/Fenrir can receive them."""
@@ -606,8 +653,11 @@ class InputEventManager:
         if not callable(removeGrabs):
             return
 
-        msg = "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: Removing active script key grabs while XTerm is focused."
+        tokens = [
-        debug.print_message(debug.LEVEL_INFO, msg, True)
+            "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: Removing active script key grabs while XTerm is focused:",
+            script,
+        ]
+        debug.print_tokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
         removeGrabs()
         self._scriptWithSuspendedGrabsForXterm = script
 
@@ -619,15 +669,25 @@ class InputEventManager:
         if script is None:
             return
 
-        if script is not script_manager.get_manager().get_active_script():
+        activeScript = script_manager.get_manager().get_active_script()
+        if script is not activeScript:
+            tokens = [
+                "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: Not restoring XTerm-suspended key grabs; active script changed:",
+                script,
+                activeScript,
+            ]
+            debug.print_tokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
             return
 
         addGrabs = getattr(script, "addKeyGrabs", None)
         if not callable(addGrabs):
             return
 
-        msg = "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: Restoring active script key grabs after leaving XTerm."
+        tokens = [
-        debug.print_message(debug.LEVEL_INFO, msg, True)
+            "INPUT EVENT MANAGER: Restoring active script key grabs after leaving XTerm:",
+            script,
+        ]
+        debug.print_tokens(debug.LEVEL_INFO, tokens, True)
         addGrabs()
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments

src/cthulhu/plugins/DisplayVersion/plugin.py

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class DisplayVersion(Plugin):
 
     def _get_version_string(self):
         """Generate the full version string with AT-SPI and session information."""
-        msg = f'Cthulhu screen reader version {cthulhuVersion.version}-{cthulhuVersion.codeName}'
+        version_suffix = f'-{cthulhuVersion.codeName}' if cthulhuVersion.codeName else ''
+        msg = f'Cthulhu screen reader version {cthulhuVersion.version}{version_suffix}'
         if cthulhu_platform.revision:
             msg += f' revision {cthulhu_platform.revision}'
 

tests/test_input_event_manager_x11_focus_regressions.py

@@ -173,6 +173,97 @@ class InputEventManagerX11FocusRegressionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         findActiveWindow.assert_not_called()
         keyboardEvent.process.assert_not_called()
 
+    def test_lxterminal_does_not_pass_through_as_xterm(self):
+        manager = input_event_manager.InputEventManager()
+        window = mock.Mock()
+        window.get_class_group_name.return_value = "lxterminal"
+        window.get_class_instance_name.return_value = "lxterminal"
+        window.get_name.return_value = "LXTerminal"
+        window.get_class_group.return_value = None
+        window.get_pid.return_value = -1
+
+        with (
+            mock.patch.object(manager, "_get_active_x11_window", return_value=window),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.debug, "print_message"),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.debug, "print_tokens"),
+        ):
+            result = manager._should_pass_through_for_active_xterm(None, None, None)
+
+        self.assertFalse(result)
+
+    def test_xterm_pass_through_stays_active_when_window_lookup_temporarily_fails(self):
+        manager = input_event_manager.InputEventManager()
+        focusManager = mock.Mock()
+        focusManager.get_active_window.return_value = None
+        focusManager.get_locus_of_focus.return_value = None
+        scriptManager = mock.Mock()
+        activeScript = mock.Mock(app=None)
+        scriptManager.get_active_script.return_value = activeScript
+        keyboardEvent = mock.Mock()
+        manager._scriptWithSuspendedGrabsForXterm = activeScript
+
+        with (
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.cthulhu_state, "capturingKeys", False),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.cthulhu_state, "pendingSelfHostedFocus", None),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.focus_manager, "get_manager", return_value=focusManager),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.script_manager, "get_manager", return_value=scriptManager),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.input_event, "KeyboardEvent", return_value=keyboardEvent),
+            mock.patch.object(manager, "_active_x11_window_xterm_match", return_value=None),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.debug, "print_message"),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.debug, "print_tokens"),
+        ):
+            result = manager.process_keyboard_event(
+                mock.Mock(),
+                True,
+                90,
+                65438,
+                0,
+                "KP_Insert",
+            )
+
+        self.assertFalse(result)
+        self.assertIs(manager._scriptWithSuspendedGrabsForXterm, activeScript)
+        activeScript.addKeyGrabs.assert_not_called()
+        keyboardEvent.process.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_xterm_grabs_restore_when_active_window_is_positively_not_xterm(self):
+        manager = input_event_manager.InputEventManager()
+        focusManager = mock.Mock()
+        focusManager.get_active_window.return_value = None
+        focusManager.get_locus_of_focus.return_value = None
+        scriptManager = mock.Mock()
+        activeScript = mock.Mock(app=None)
+        scriptManager.get_active_script.return_value = activeScript
+        keyboardEvent = mock.Mock()
+        keyboardEvent.is_modifier_key.return_value = False
+        manager._scriptWithSuspendedGrabsForXterm = activeScript
+
+        with (
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.cthulhu_state, "capturingKeys", False),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.cthulhu_state, "pendingSelfHostedFocus", None),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.focus_manager, "get_manager", return_value=focusManager),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.script_manager, "get_manager", return_value=scriptManager),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.input_event, "KeyboardEvent", return_value=keyboardEvent),
+            mock.patch.object(manager, "_active_x11_window_xterm_match", return_value=False),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.AXUtilities, "can_be_active_window", return_value=True),
+            mock.patch.object(manager, "last_event_was_keyboard", return_value=False),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.debug, "print_message"),
+            mock.patch.object(input_event_manager.debug, "print_tokens"),
+        ):
+            result = manager.process_keyboard_event(
+                mock.Mock(),
+                True,
+                36,
+                65293,
+                0,
+                "Return",
+            )
+
+        self.assertTrue(result)
+        self.assertIsNone(manager._scriptWithSuspendedGrabsForXterm)
+        activeScript.addKeyGrabs.assert_called_once_with()
+        keyboardEvent.process.assert_called_once_with()
+
     def test_finds_focused_atspi_window_for_active_x11_pid(self):
         manager = input_event_manager.InputEventManager()
         app = object()