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Weird move. X is a big reason I and probably others use Lubuntu. It's not bloated but still compatible with everything and therefore easily configurable and per
by zzzcpan 8y ago
Weird move. X is a big reason I and probably others use Lubuntu. It's not bloated but still compatible with everything and therefore easily configurable and personalizable. For example, I have xbindkeys for keyboard shortcuts with a bunch of scripts that use xprop, wmctrl, xdotool, etc. Wayland breaks those. And if mandatory, it will definitely force me out of lubuntu. Gnome flavor dictatorships don't work for lubuntu.
- hsitz 8y agoThe notes say it will "default" to Wayland, which I assume means you will have your choice.
- emersion 8y ago>It's not bloated X11 has a big number of issues. Security, very complicated mechanisms (like how clipboard is handled), HiDPI are some of these issues. X11 _is_ bloated (for instance it has an drawing API). It's not like Wayland makes things that were possible on X11 impossible, it's just that replacements for everything don't exist yet. For instance there's no standardized way to make panels/docks/notification daemons. Same goes for screenshooters and screen recording. We -- the wlroots developers -- have been campaigning to push new protocols to bridge the gap. For instance the layer shell mentioned in the article is a protocol we try to standardize [1]. [1]: https://github.com/swaywm/wlr-protocols/blob/master/unstable/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml https://github.com/swaywm/wlr-protocols/blob/master/unstable...
- zzzcpan 8y agoI meant Lubuntu as not bloated. I'm fine with X11 bloat compared to Wayland, given that I can't even use Wayland with most things I do everyday.