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minus-squarejackpot ( jackpot@lemmy.ml ) Bannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agohuh, does this not work on wayland
minus-squaredegen ( degen@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoNot since it depends on X. I don’t use xwayland but I’m guessing that could work, just with more overhead.
minus-squaredegen ( degen@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoI haven’t really looked at the details, but there might actually not be much overhead from the protocol itself. It does amount to running an X server beside Wayland though, I believe.
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huh, does this not work on wayland
Not since it depends on X. I don’t use xwayland but I’m guessing that could work, just with more overhead.
why more overhead?
I haven’t really looked at the details, but there might actually not be much overhead from the protocol itself. It does amount to running an X server beside Wayland though, I believe.