Re: Fedora 40, Wayland, and ctwm
Tim Connors <[email protected]> Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:03:55 -0700
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Like many of you, I've been a happy CTWM user since the 1990s. I have been sadly following the (mercifully) slow conversion to Wayland by many Distros. I run straight Debian. Eventually, I decided to do something about it and started investigating Wayland. It became clear that a port of the existing CTWM code base was way above my pay grade :-) So, I embarked on a from-scratch implementation of a Wayland compositor that operates like CTWM. I think of it as a look-a-like. I've recently put the project up on Gitlab. It has many rough edges and is not yet ready for prime time. But, I thought that some of you may be interested. Please forgive me if this message seems like an attempt to siphon off users. That is not the primary intent, although admittedly, it could eventually happen. The recent thread (Feb 2024) lamenting the fading prospects of using CTWM into the future show that many of you are actively looking for a path forward. I am too. If you're curious, the project can be found here: https://gitlab.com/twc_project/plug-ins/ctwc Thanks for listening and for being part of the best window manager for 32 years straight. -Tim