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Re:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Will Default to the X.Org Stack, Not Way... by duskwuff on Saturday January 27, 2018 @12:55PM (#16247144)
> Also, are you sure your WM won't be updated to work with Wayland..?

Window managers are inherently specific to the X11 ecosystem. They interact with the X server on a low level that doesn't translate over to Wayland. See also: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/faq.html#heading_toc_j_11

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Re:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Will Default to the X.Org Stack, Not Way... by nkkollaw on Saturday January 27, 2018 @01:18PM (#16247267)
Nothing stops the developers of--let's say--XFWM4 to create a Wayland version that is identical to Xorg's.
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Re:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Will Default to the X.Org Stack, Not Way... by duskwuff on Saturday January 27, 2018 @05:13PM (#16248405)
Read the FAQ entry I linked to. (Specifically, the "How can I replace Wayland's Window Manager?" heading; the anchor doesn't seem to work properly.)

Standalone window managers aren't a thing in the Wayland ecosystem, no more than they are under Windows or macOS. Much of the functionality which would be implemented by an X11 WM is either built into the Wayland compositor, or delegated to clients.

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Re:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Will Default to the X.Org Stack, Not Way... by nkkollaw on Saturday January 27, 2018 @05:17PM (#16248426)
The only difference I notice between window managers is configuration options: is there a shortcut to send the window to another workspace..? Can you resize when maximized, etc.

What features would you personally miss?

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Re:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Will Default to the X.Org Stack, Not Way... by hoopladler on Saturday January 27, 2018 @06:28PM (#16248716)
Not the above poster, but I like tiling window managers. I'm using i3, and it's got lots of features I actually like and use.
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Re:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Will Default to the X.Org Stack, Not Way... by dpark on Saturday January 27, 2018 @01:45PM (#16247420)
Nothing except the fact that it would probably be a complete rewrite.
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