Index: plover-git/plover/oslayer/waykeyboardcontrol.py
===================================================================
--- plover-git.orig/plover/oslayer/waykeyboardcontrol.py
+++ plover-git/plover/oslayer/waykeyboardcontrol.py
@@ -323,6 +323,20 @@ Wayland compositor does not support the
 
         self._virtual_keyboard = \
             self._virtual_keyboard_manager.create_virtual_keyboard(self._seat)
+
+        default_letters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@#$%^&*(){}[].,:;/?\'"-_`~\\|+=<>\t\n\r'
+        special_chars = ['BackSpace', 'Return']
+        self._default_keysyms = special_chars + [f'U{ord(letter):04X}' for letter in default_letters]
+        self._default_bs_index = self._default_keysyms.index('BackSpace')
+        self._default_return_index = self._default_keysyms.index('Return')
+        lettertopos = {}
+        for letter in default_letters:
+            lettertopos[letter] = default_letters.index(letter) + len(special_chars)
+        self._default_letter_indices = lettertopos
+
+        self._default_keymap_set = False
+        self._send_default_keymap()
+
         self._ready = True
 
     def close(self, type, value, traceback):
@@ -355,6 +369,12 @@ Wayland compositor does not support the
         self._virtual_keyboard.keymap(1, fd, size)
         self._display.flush()
         os.close(fd)
+        self._default_keymap_set = False
+
+    def _send_default_keymap(self):
+        if not self._default_keymap_set:
+            self._send_keymap(self._default_keysyms)
+            self._default_keymap_set = True
 
     def _send_key(self, keycode, state):
         """Emulate a single keypress."""
@@ -377,12 +397,29 @@ Wayland compositor does not support the
 is not available')
 
         letterset = list(set(string))
-        keysyms = [f'U{ord(letter):04X}' for letter in letterset]
-        self._send_keymap(keysyms)
+        all_default = True
+        for letter in string:
+            if letter not in self._default_letter_indices:
+                all_default = False
+                break
+
+        if all_default:
+            self._send_default_keymap()
+        else:
+            keysyms = [f'U{ord(letter):04X}' for letter in letterset]
+            self._send_keymap(keysyms)
 
         for letter in string:
-            self._send_key(letterset.index(letter), 1)
-            self._send_key(letterset.index(letter), 0)
+            if all_default:
+                if letter in ('\n', '\r'):
+                    idx = self._default_return_index
+                else:
+                    idx = self._default_letter_indices[letter]
+            else:
+                idx = letterset.index(letter)
+
+            self._send_key(idx, 1)
+            self._send_key(idx, 0)
 
         self._display.flush()
 
@@ -392,11 +429,11 @@ is not available')
             raise RuntimeError('Cannot send backspaces: keyboard emulation \
 is not available')
 
-        self._send_keymap(['BackSpace'])
+        self._send_default_keymap()
 
         for _ in range(count):
-            self._send_key(0, 1)
-            self._send_key(0, 0)
+            self._send_key(self._default_bs_index, 1)
+            self._send_key(self._default_bs_index, 0)
 
         self._display.flush()