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throwaway7489
10mo ago
I apologize for my previous misleading comments. You're right, Wayland causes many problems. As a long time Linux user, I miss how capable X was and don't want to see it go. Wayland compositors feel like toys in comparison, and it
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throwaway7489
10mo ago
Those are not lies. I don't think you know what you are talking about. If you knew, you would know that waypipe + xwayland-satellite works even for forwarding X11 clients over waypipe. I use it myself every day, but it's pointless
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throwaway7489
11mo ago
Wayland gives us a lot. What you don't realize is that Wayland _is_ X12.
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throwaway7489
11mo ago
> What is that? I believe they refer to KeePassXC's autofill feature, which autotypes credentials into other applications. I've never used this in X and won't use it on Wayland, as I prefer to keep all applications isolate
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throwaway7489
11mo ago
Thanks for pointing that out. I just learned about the policy, my bad.
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Gnome Mutter Now "Completely Drops the Whole X11 Back End"
(phoronix.com)
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11mo ago
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throwaway7489
11mo ago
It's not misinformation, that's how X still works. Clients do all kinds of things. New programs aren't like 80s ones but your X server still must support every operation clients expect. Wayland doesn't break anything, it
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throwaway7489
11mo ago
Posting from another account. I'm aware that extensions exist now, like present, which make it possible to send buffers, similar to how Wayland operates, so you don't have to do things the primitive way. However, to claim to speak