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And yet swaylock(-effects) and swayidle exist. While they don't implement the functionality of classic screensavers right now, it seems that one should be able
by Cu3PO42 3y ago
And yet swaylock(-effects) and swayidle exist. While they don't implement the functionality of classic screensavers right now, it seems that one should be able to implement them using the exact same APIs as these applications use.
However, they do use protocol extensions, so you can still make the argument that this is bolted on after the fact.
- ElectricalUnion 3y agoThings are "bolted on after the fact" a lot in X11 too, it's just that those are bolted on for so long that people thinks that they're part of X11 already. Things like XDND, XKB, XRender, Xft, Xinerama, RandR aren't "base X".
- hulitu 3y agoThat's because there are a lot of CADTs in X's development. Earlier, X will not start without a keyboard. Nowadays it does not have this "issue". Every second year the font system is redesigned.