⚙️ Plasma 6.4 review - A worrying trend • Dedoimedo
｢ Overall, Plasma is nice and fast. Version 6.4 ain't no exception. But this version brings numerous ergonomic regressions, forcing you to waste time that you previously didn't need to, it hides important things in the name of who knows what ｣
⚙️ Plasma 6.4 review - A worrying trend • Dedoimedo
｢ Overall, Plasma is nice and fast. Version 6.4 ain't no exception. But this version brings numerous ergonomic regressions, forcing you to waste time that you previously didn't need to, it hides important things in the name of who knows what ｣
A weird thing about #Slack on #Linux#X11: whenever it gains keyboard focus, it immediately reads the X11 clipboard, even if you didn't try to paste anything. I see no evidence that it does anything with what it reads, but I know it reads it.
I found this out by accident, because I wrote a stunt X11 client which owns the clipboard for just long enough to paste once, and then terminates. The idea was to queue up three different pastes on the command line, and paste them in quick succession into fields of a form. Works very well, unless I accidentally mouse over Slack on the way to the form I want to paste into – then my focus-follows-mouse activates it, and it consumes one of my clipboard strings!
I have no idea why, or whether it's on purpose. I'm prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt, by assuming until further evidence that it's some unforeseen emergent consequence of the huge wobbly tower of libraries and wrappers and browsers that the desktop Slack app is built on top of. But it's not great. Some password managers will put passwords in the clipboard!
A weird thing about #Slack on #Linux#X11: whenever it gains keyboard focus, it immediately reads the X11 clipboard, even if you didn't try to paste anything. I see no evidence that it does anything with what it reads, but I know it reads it.
I found this out by accident, because I wrote a stunt X11 client which owns the clipboard for just long enough to paste once, and then terminates. The idea was to queue up three different pastes on the command line, and paste them in quick succession into fields of a form. Works very well, unless I accidentally mouse over Slack on the way to the form I want to paste into – then my focus-follows-mouse activates it, and it consumes one of my clipboard strings!
I have no idea why, or whether it's on purpose. I'm prepared to give it the benefit of the doubt, by assuming until further evidence that it's some unforeseen emergent consequence of the huge wobbly tower of libraries and wrappers and browsers that the desktop Slack app is built on top of. But it's not great. Some password managers will put passwords in the clipboard!
✨ Wayland Will Never Be Ready ✨
The full article titled, "Wayland Will Never Be Ready For Every X11 User" is one of my favorite writings on the topic. Well done Maya Posch, well done indeed.
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/wayland-will-never-be-ready-for-every-x11-user/
✨ Wayland Will Never Be Ready ✨
The full article titled, "Wayland Will Never Be Ready For Every X11 User" is one of my favorite writings on the topic. Well done Maya Posch, well done indeed.
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/wayland-will-never-be-ready-for-every-x11-user/
Hey #OpenGL and #graphics people, are there any graphics profiling/instrumentation/frame debugger solutions which work with OpenGL on modern non-Windows systems? Something à la #RenderDoc but that works on #Wayland or Apple Silicon Macs. To do frame debugging right now I have to log out of my Wayland session on my #Linux desktop and log in to #X11, which is uber-broken on my mixed DPI fractional scaling multi monitor setup... #programming #graphicsprogramming #macdev
Hey #OpenGL and #graphics people, are there any graphics profiling/instrumentation/frame debugger solutions which work with OpenGL on modern non-Windows systems? Something à la #RenderDoc but that works on #Wayland or Apple Silicon Macs. To do frame debugging right now I have to log out of my Wayland session on my #Linux desktop and log in to #X11, which is uber-broken on my mixed DPI fractional scaling multi monitor setup... #programming #graphicsprogramming #macdev
Which #x11 #windowmanager is your favorite, as of 2025?
🐧 Wayback Hopes To Be Ready Next Year With Alpine Linux Planning To Use It By Default • Phoronix
NEW VIDEO - Here's my thoughts on the XLibre vs. X11 thing!
#opensource #unix #linux#XLibre #x11 #garyhtech
https://youtu.be/sAjtQMVjqpw?si=SqTvu5TIB4rlnPCe via @YouTube
I’m lining up episodes of The IT Guy Show covering X11 and Wayland — their quirks, legacy, and the future of the Linux desktop.
If you’ve worked with either (or both!), or just have strong real-world opinions on the state of display servers in Linux, I’d love to have you on.
Reach out or if you want, nominate someone awesome!
#Linux#Wayland#X11#OpenSource#TechPodcast#DesktopLinux#ITGuyShow#GNOME#KDE#SwayWM
📐 KiCad Advises Linux Users to Stick with X11 for Professional PCB Design
｢ According to KiCad’s devs, the frustrating reality is that these problems aren’t within KiCad’s control. Wayland was intentionally designed without certain features to prioritize security and simplicity, leaving application developers in a bind ｣
https://linuxiac.com/kicad-advises-linux-users-to-stick-with-x11-for-professional-pcb-design/
🍌 At least KDE didn't went full bananas like those GNOME zealots
｢ Moreover, it is worth noting that KWin Wayland is now “de-facto” KWin moving forward, meaning users and distros will likely continue to see it simply packaged as “kwin.” While the naming decision ultimately lies with each distro, the KDE team recommends that any “kwin” package now be recognized as “kwin_wayland,” reflecting the project’s focus on Wayland ｣
https://linuxiac.com/kde-x11-support-to-continue-until-plasma-7/
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