Cannot focus space due to an error with the scripting edition

[ando600]

Hi,
I am new to yabai, and am trying to figure everything out. It seems that I have yabai and skhd setup and everything mostly works. I have followed the instructions regarding adding
yabai -m signal --add event=dock_did_restart action="sudo yabai --load-sa"
sudo yabai --load-sa

to the top of my .yabairc file.

When I use shift + alt -5 : yabai -m window --space 5, everything works as I would expect. However, when I try to move to space 5 with yabai -m space --focus 5, I get the error cannot focus due to an error in the scripting edition.

This is very confusing since I seem to be able to use some scripts but not others. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Andrew

[attiliosbrana]

After updating to Ventura, "--focus" is broken for me. I does have some effect, for example, it focuses the monitor where the space is, but it doesn't change the space, it stays in the space that was already opened.

[timhradil]

This issue has been fixed and merged into master, but not released: 206c0d6.

You can install from HEAD using these steps from wiki: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/wiki/Installing-yabai-(from-HEAD)

I found my yabai at this path: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/yabai/HEAD-206c0d6/bin/yabai. Rather than at /usr/local/bin/yabai as noted in the wiki.

[lucafulgenzi]

I confirm that by installing the HEAD version, everything works correctly.
I also confirm that that the path of yabai is not the one that comes out with the which yabai command, but I recommend looking for it manually in the homebrew folders.

[attiliosbrana]

I have tried multiple solutions that I've found and I cannot make Yabai --HEAD work, it won't stop asking for Accessibility access.

I created the certificate 'yabai-cert' following the instructions and I signed at the right path:
codesign -fs 'yabai-cert' /opt/homebrew/Cellar/yabai/HEAD-206c0d6/bin/yabai

However, it keeps asking me for Accessibility access, and it doesn't work.

[timhradil]

I used the $(which yabai) for creating the certificate. I just had to use the /opt/homebrew path for adding yabai to accessibility access manually.

[ando600]

I can confirm attiliosbrana's behavior. I have installed yabai from head, and code signed, but when I run brew services start yabai, a popup asking for accessibility access keeps coming up, and even after I specifically point to the location I just code signed in the opt/homebrew/Cellar directory.

[ando600]

However when I uninstall and reinstall yabai normally, (i.e. without the --HEAD tag), I do not get this accessibility popup behavior, but the scripting edition error persists.

[ysomad]

I have the same issue on Monterey 12.6.1
Disabled SIP, cert is created and signed, yabai from master
Getting yabai: scripting-addition failed to inject payload into Dock.app! in the logs.

had the same issue in release version

[koekeishiya]

Install the latest version (v5.0.2). Make sure you have followed the wiki instructions exactly as written.
If you still have issues, read this comment for instructions on how to debug your setup: #1515 (comment)

[Iddodo]

This might be a newbie question of sorts, but why am I getting this message and how can it be fixed?

codesign -fs 'yabai-cert' /opt/homebrew/Cellar/yabai/HEAD-03b2483/bin/yabai

error: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.

[behaghel]

@Iddodo it's definitely a newbie answer but I am stuck here like you with the added challenge of doing it the nix way. I suspect it has to do with the following command returning 0 valid identities found

security find-identity -p codesigning -v

I have this would change that (you need to export as .cer yabai-cert in Keychain Access)

sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot /path/to/yabai-cert.cer

This has not unblocked me but I suspect nix can't see the keychain I am working on. Let me if it helps.

[rkshthrmsh]

Still seeing this issue on Ventura 13.2.1: yabai-v5.0.2 & SIP disabled (need the ability to focus spaces that are created manually).

• Created yabai-cert as per instructions in the wiki
• Used brew to install from HEAD
• Could NOT find yabai installed in /usr/local/bin as per the wiki instructions. Codesigned yabai here instead:

> codesign -fs 'yabai-cert' /opt/homebrew/bin/yabai
> codesign -fs 'yabai-cert' /opt/brew/Cellar/yabai/HEAD-147b356/bin/yabai

• Provided accessibility permission to the executables at /opt/brew/bin/yabai/ and /opt/brew/Cellar/yabai/HEAD-147b356/bin/yabai since there was nothing in the local bin.

Issue:

> yabai -m space --focus next   
cannot focus space due to an error with the scripting-addition.

Moving windows to open spaces is working however.

Is there anything wrong here, or something else that I can try? Please let me know.

[ando600]

I am seeing the same behavior as rkshthrmsh

[jin-ahn]

any updates? I am on 13.2 and have the issues as @rkshthrmsh

[olivercarter]

Same issue as ando600, mac big sur 11.2.2

[jjpark78]

Same issue as others, mac ventura 13.3.1 (a)

[koekeishiya]

Follow the wiki instructions precisesly as written, and it will work. Some info on how to debug your setup here: #1515 (comment)