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Right, X11 made it possible to have literally hundreds of window managers written to fit all possible tastes. With Wayland, the ecosystem of window managers wi

• floatboth 8y ago
  You can always take a compositor and fork it to implement your window management features… or, much better, use a compositor with a plugin system, so window managers can become plugins! :) https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire
• m463 8y ago
  > Right, X11 made it possible to have literally hundreds of window managers written to fit all possible tastes. I've used it since its inception, however it has always kind of sucked. I think it goes to it's basic philosophy: it did not enforce policy. This let it survive a long time. It was whatever people wanted it to be. But because of this flexibility, it never became great. It's like the old Lilly Tomlin skit - "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
  • nine_k 8y ago
    What has become great? E.g. has NeXT / macOS graphics system become great? (Yes, I dislike macOS for its lack of customizability and being opinionated. It may be great for someone, but not for me.)
    • m463 8y ago
      For toolkit consistency I think macos is one of the best. consistency = 1/customizability and I agree with you there, especially annoying for folks who know their way around a computer. For 3d acceleration windows seems to have the most advanced and high performance graphics that is in wide use.
      • mycall 8y ago
        consistency * customizability = 1