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      Java’s UI libraries are notorious for shoddy window handling, it also was a nightmare on X.

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      Java GUI applicatiins have to use the X compatibility layer of Wayland at the moment, because Wayland support hasn’t been integrated into JREs yet

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        So what you’re saying is, it’s not so much that Java support is missing from Wayland (which wouldn’t make sense to begin with), it’s that Wayland support is missing from Java.

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          This is technically correct, and you’re right about where the blame lies, but I suspect for most people holding off on switching, the difference is academic.