wayland

It's 2026 -- DOES YOUR HARDWARE ACCELERATED WINDOW MANAGER CAST SHADOWS ACCURATELY?? 1996 for comparison.

#psion #wayland #linux #retrocomputing

I think I have removed all the Wayland bits that I can from my Debian OS. I don't need stuff I do not use on my system. I tried Wayland the other day and some of my programs didn't even work. That was the last straw. #Debian #Wayland #X11 #XWindows

Secondary: "Tianve" - HP 250 G3
Kernel: 14.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64
Operating System: GHostBSD 25.02
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.3
Graphics Platform: Wayland

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=102fa9b597

#GhostBSD #FreeBSD #RunBSD #KDE #Plasma #kde_plasma #wayland #screenshot #desktop #unix

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#blog #linux #unix #XOrg #Wayland #technology @XOrgFoundation

On the list of "is it dead and unmaintained?" concerns, the #sway window manager for #Wayland isn't looking healthy either 💔

It works great for me still, but I'm starting to worry a bit.

Is there another tiling WM for Wayland I should look at? Maybe #Hyprland?

(Though I recall there was some drama around it ...?)

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#EuroRust #RustLang #Cosmic #Wayland #compositor

Strange! I have exactly the sane configs on both #OpenBSD and #FreeBSD #Qutebrowser yet FreeBSD displays the pages differently to OpenBSD. The zeros on webpages on OpenBSD have no internal marks yet FreeBSD zeros have a dot inside them. Fonts are different between the two. Also on FreeBSD I have to run qutebrowser with the nogpu option so it'll run under #Wayland. I never noticed differences like this before on 14.3 but on 15.0 I'm not quite sure what's different yet ?

OK Not that I have anything against #OpenBSD but I'm going to install #FreeBSD 15.0 onto my #ThinkPad again as I do miss ZFS and the extensive #Wayland selection of apps too. Ok I miss full color emoji in the terminal too you got me. But I do still have OpenBSD running on my Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower so I can keep up with developments as I do still like what it is and what they stand for. I guess I'm just a #BSD girl and I like them all. #RunBSD

Right I'm not interested in starting a flame war but I am interested to see how many folk in 2026 use #Wayland or #Wayback and how many use #X11 or even #Xlibre . Feel free if you wish to say what OS/Distribution you use and which window manager or desktop environment below. #Linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD
Please boost and thanks in advance.

Right since I'm back on #FreeBSD and #MangoWC ( #Wayland ) I think I'm going to swap back from #Rofi to #Fuzzel .

Secondary: "Tianve" - HP 250 G3
GhostBSD 25.02-R14.3p4
Kernel: 14.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64
KDE/Plasma 6.4.5/wayland

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=102fa9b597

#GhostBSD #FreeBSD #RunBSD #KDE #Plasma #kde_plasma #wayland #screenshot #desktop #unix

When #Xfce comes with full #Wayland support I will probably give it a try, but I do not think I am switching just yet.

A discussion that started with GNU/Linux vs Linux
expanded into sudo vs doas, X11 vs Wayland, and how
system design choices age over time.

Instead of replying inline, I wrote a short,
standalone note to capture the trade-offs around
scope, ecosystem complexity, and sustainability.

Original thread:
https://swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115973122695310819

Document:
https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt

Blog:
https://4c6e.xyz/

#Unix #Linux #BSD #Wayland #X11 #SystemDesign #Minimalism

A discussion that started with GNU/Linux vs Linux
expanded into sudo vs doas, X11 vs Wayland, and how
system design choices age over time.

I already had notes on dwm, st, and X11 usage, and
this thread was the motivation to turn them into a
short, standalone document about the trade-offs
around scope, ecosystem complexity, and sustainability.

Original thread:
https://swiss.social/@LukePhilipps/115973122695310819

Document:
https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Understanding_Wayland_X11_and_Minimalism.txt

Blog:
https://4c6e.xyz/

#Unix #Linux #BSD #Wayland #X11 #SystemDesign #Minimalism

Does anyone know of a #wayland compatible tool that can be used to find the mouse cursor?

I have a vague memory of a project that put some really flashy bling around the cursor (I can't remember if it was always on.. or just when the movement happened).

I am trying to re-create a feature of #durden / #arcan which makes your mouse cursor sparkle green after it has been idle for a bit and moves.

#Wayland implementation in #Minecraft :o

https://github.com/EVV1E/waylandcraft

#Mastodon tip: There is a way to use only part of a word as a hashtag!

For example, you might want to say the word “toots”, but use the hashtag “toot”.

To do this, place a U+2060 WORD JOINER before the “s” in “toots”. Example: #toot⁠s.

If you're using #X11 or #Wayland (i.e. #Linux or #BSD desktop), you can add the following line to ~/.XCompose to give yourself a keyboard shortcut:

<Multi_key> <w> <j> : "⁠" U2060 # WORD JOINER

Then just type Compose, then W, then J.

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#piwo2026 #vr #wayland #x11 #poznań #uam