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It sounds like no matter how much money is put into this, the sheer variety in how graphics are done on linux is going to make this a neverending task. Others h

It sounds like no matter how much money is put into this, the sheer variety in how graphics are done on linux is going to make this a neverending task. Others have rightfully mentioned that the syncing animations with the trackpad is the big thing that makes the experience better, and even with Wayland, you're talking about interacting with both the window system and the compositor, both of which can be different. I'm not a huge fan of apple, but these kinds of small details are basically impossible to get right unless you've spent decades relentlessly deprecating old apis and consolidating them so there's only one fish in the barrel to shoot.

bluedays 6y ago
Since we can't see the source for MacOS or Windows we can't judge whether or not these are the same challenges that they also faced. Aside from the different display server protocols the challenges may not be unique to Linux. Perhaps the money that went into supporting this feature allowed them to overcome these challenges with much more ease. Unless someone who is more familiar with the source of MacOS can clarify otherwise I think it would be safe to say that this is not a new challenge, perse. Just new to Linux.