The 2013 "State of X.Org" report [LWN.net]

The 2013 "State of X.Org" report

Posted Feb 26, 2013 22:02 UTC (Tue) by neilbrown (subscriber, #359)
In reply to: The 2013 "State of X.Org" report by mmarq
Parent article: The 2013 "State of X.Org" report

> will imply changing every single one X app out there.

Maybe it depends on what you mean by an "X app".
You shouldn't need to change most Gnome and other GTK apps. GTK already has basic Wayland support.
You shouldn't need to change most KDE and other Qt apps. Qt already has basic Wayland support.
So all these should run natively on wayland.
I suspect TK and wxWidgets will also provide native support if Wayland shows any sign of success. Maybe they already do.

If those are "X apps", then you don't need to change every "X app".
If they are not "X apps", then ... how many "X apps" do you use? xclock? xload? Certainly there are some, but they shouldn't be a big barrier to change, assuming the change brings any value to makes the cost worth it (which I think it will).

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The 2013 "State of X.Org" report

Posted Feb 26, 2013 22:34 UTC (Tue) by mmarq (guest, #2332) [Link]

i see... them it should be everybody happy, and no need to run clumsy hacks of server on top of server.

Basic it may be but will be more than enough as you say, since GKT/Qt etc already runs natively on wayland then.

Who ever wants the new fashion, instals wayland, whoever wants to stay using NX installs X... no promiscuity/bickering please, no need at all, just chance the WM. And then the DM login could have 4 desktop options... or more options... Gonme wayland, Gnome X, KDE wayland KDE x... and all the applications will be transparent to this

Good "suggestions"... no ?