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== KWin/compositing/window management ==
== KWin/compositing/window management ==
* When the compositor crashes, all apps crash too: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-85631
* When the compositor crashes, all apps crash too: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-85631
* No cross-app window activation/focus protocol. As a result, windows don't get brought forward when activated by another app: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424795 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/50
* No Wayland protocol for cross-app window activation/focus, so windows don't get brought forward when activated by another app: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424795 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/50
* No Wayland protocol for app launch feedback, so there is no feedback on the cursor or Task Manager when an app is launched: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=402903
* No vertical/horizontal maximize of Wayland native clients. KWin uses NetWM modes internally to do this. Works with Xwayland clients. Would also work for Wayland clients, just the state cannot be exported to Wayland (c.f. Quick tiling).
* No vertical/horizontal maximize of Wayland native clients. KWin uses NetWM modes internally to do this. Works with Xwayland clients. Would also work for Wayland clients, just the state cannot be exported to Wayland (c.f. Quick tiling).
* XWayland windows are upscaled and look blurry and ugly in HiDPI mode: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389191
* XWayland windows are upscaled and look blurry and ugly in HiDPI mode: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389191

Revision as of 17:56, 10 February 2021

This page tracks the Wayland showstoppers throughout the stack.

KWin/compositing/window management

Input

  • Touchpad Gestures:
    • They are not configurable
    • They are very boolean, they don't show any feedback until they're executed.
  • Can't type accented characters in native Wayland Qt apps: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=411729

Plasma

Drag and Drop issues