It’s not just about it being a config file, it’s also about having access to a powerful tool like xrandr within that config file.
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That’s kind of my point. Something like randr is more fundamental than the DE, and its configuration shouldn’t be fractured by being DE-dependent. I personally don’t like DEs at all, and like the ability to control a more minimal system.
I’ve never needed any of those things.
I do need to change monitor configurations.
I once had an old TV that I used as a monitor that had 1027p worth of pixels instead of 1080p. Auto detection tools said it was 1080p. With xrandr I was able to modify the output to 1027p so I didn’t lose the edges of the display to the TV’s broken forced overscan design. Could you do that with Wayland?
I am serious, and I’ll tell you exactly what will change my mind. I need real tools instead of “upgrades” that have less functionality and are less usable. If Wayland (or whatever comes next) can deliver on functionality, I’ll sing its praises. For now I’m on X.
Give me real tools or get off my ~~lawn~~ rewilded patch of native plants and bugs!
These ecosystems are well studied.
This isn’t controversial in the slightest. We are destroying unique ecosystems with every barrel we extract.
Which is funny because overwatch was a near-copy of Valve’s TF2.
Ok, but what about the ecosystems dependent on that chemical energy staying underground?
Specifically that characterization is what I see as inaccurate. Wanda was wacky and irresponsible, too. Cosmo was just more of a ditz about it.
Good to know that this has been implemented in your favorite DE! Considering how Wayland often implements things, it’s probably implemented on the DE-level, leading to a fractured configuration ecosystem. Being implemented in Wayland is different from being implemented in some of the DEs that use Wayland.
edit: if I’m wrong about that, and it is implemented in Wayland itself, please continue to correct me!