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promitheas Jun 23, 2023

Wayland pros and cons?

Wayland pros and cons? - I use arch linux FYI

Hey guys, what are the pros and cons to wayland if I intend to use my PC for gaming + others? Comparisons to X? General impressions? Your advice on if I should use it or stick with X? My PC parts are arriving soon, and while Ive been a linux user since 2016 its the first time I intend to fully main drive linux, so I guess im just looking for as much information as I can get on it. Feel free to post links to articles or anything that will answer if you prefer, we’re on a link aggregator after all ;) and I dont mind reading. Thanks in advance :)

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Infiltrated_ad8271

Many users seem to think that the only problem is nvidia, but it's not true, app compatibility is still a very noticeable problem sometimes.
For example, as far as I know there are still no on-screen keyboards, except for those integrated into desktops, if they have them at all.

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cdombroski Jun 23, 2023

Relatedly, pretty sure most autotypers don't work. I know that keepassxc can't do autotype in wayland

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mranderson17 Jun 23, 2023

keepass (not xc) has a plugin for autotype. I have not tried it yet.

keepassxc seems reluctant to use this method and instead would prefer to push the work upstream https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/2281 .

Unfortunately keepassxc has backed themselves into a corner where the upstream fix referenced in that issue is closed, and they are unwilling to implement a workaround themselves. So it looks like it won't be supported any time soon.