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 :)

  • Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social
    6·
    2 years ago

    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.

      • mranderson17@infosec.pub
        1·
        2 years ago

        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.

        EDIT: Seems as though there may be a way to do this with xdg-desktop-portal in the near future. But the sentiment about cutting out the middleman only to need more middlemen seems to be accurate for that direction.

    • promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyiOP
      11·
      2 years ago

      What else have you noticed is incompatible, and what are the solutions in your opinion when we do encounter an incompatible app we want to use?