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It's a bit bigger scale than xdotool. It's also intended for things like vnc & remote desktop use. Alas, there seems to be a lot of tension between wlroots & l
by rektide 3y ago
It's a bit bigger scale than xdotool. It's also intended for things like vnc & remote desktop use.
Alas, there seems to be a lot of tension between wlroots & libei on these matters. It's not super clear to me what the clash actually is over, but it's been quite tense, in my view, and wlroots maintainers seem quite dug in.
Edit: theres a bunch of related issues, but it actually resolved with more amicability than I had remembered. Some tension that libei was it's own protocol, and a question of how it would integrate with Wayland... https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libei/-/issues/2 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libei/-/issues/2
- joebiden2 3y agoThe thing is that central abstractions are simply missing in wayland. They are totally focusing on providing basic services for compositors. But the plural ("compositors") is what's wrong, as a compositor is an essential component of a desktop environment, and a plural form shouldn't be required. By shying away from implementing anything else than the most basic stuff (and failing at that, sorry), the Linux desktop is left worse than before wayland¹. If I would believe in conspiracies, I'd think Microsoft would sponsor Wayland. WHich is maybe even true. ¹ Yes, scrolling is smoother.
- rektide 3y agoFragmentation but based around common protocols is in my view a huge win. Yes it causes issues & is slower. But putting all your eggs in one monolith & figuring out governance is an impossible task. It go bad. Having diverse ecosystems is what made Linux great. Clutching for control & singular answers is an authoritarian convenience which can expedite causes, but which is long term a huge negative.