org.freedesktop.portal.GlobalShortcuts allows apps to request a global shortcut binding from the compositor. They can’t just log all your keystrokes globally because that’d be a keylogger. Also there’d be no way to resolve conflicts between shortcuts.
If your app doesn’t support that then blame the app, the interface has been out for a while, and compositors have supported it for a while.
You’re aware you just called the x.org developers Elon, do you?
x.org is just as much a freedesktop project as wayland is or dbus. Or, before they spun off, flatpak. Wayland grew out of the x.org devs deciding that the thing has become literally unmaintainable. The recent pain is caused by downstream devs (including kde, gnome etc) noticing quite late that the x.org people were actually being serious, if they had provided input earlier then the gazillion of protocol extensions that people are whining about (such as global hotkeys) could’ve been finalised literally ten years ago.
What is missing that makes it a deal breaker? It really seems odd to always see comments effectively saying “we should have stayed with X.Org”. The nice thing about Wayland is that it’s maintained, so new features are being added over time.
People down vote but push-to-talk doesn’t work on pure Wayland
org.freedesktop.portal.GlobalShortcuts allows apps to request a global shortcut binding from the compositor. They can’t just log all your keystrokes globally because that’d be a keylogger. Also there’d be no way to resolve conflicts between shortcuts.
If your app doesn’t support that then blame the app, the interface has been out for a while, and compositors have supported it for a while.
Wayland has a notable piece of “but Elon can do no wrong!” cult thing going for it.
You’re aware you just called the x.org developers Elon, do you?
x.org is just as much a freedesktop project as wayland is or dbus. Or, before they spun off, flatpak. Wayland grew out of the x.org devs deciding that the thing has become literally unmaintainable. The recent pain is caused by downstream devs (including kde, gnome etc) noticing quite late that the x.org people were actually being serious, if they had provided input earlier then the gazillion of protocol extensions that people are whining about (such as global hotkeys) could’ve been finalised literally ten years ago.
What is missing that makes it a deal breaker? It really seems odd to always see comments effectively saying “we should have stayed with X.Org”. The nice thing about Wayland is that it’s maintained, so new features are being added over time.