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00:00:00 – 00:23:29
The video discusses the speaker's experience with Wayland compositors, particularly focusing on Hyperland, Sway, and Qtile. They explore the development speed, stability, and unique features of various window managers under Wayland, emphasizing the need for more options and bug reporting. The challenges of Wayland compatibility with KDE and Gnome, as well as early development stages of compositors and potential issues with updates, are highlighted. The speaker appreciates the efforts of developers, like the one behind Hyperland, and discusses their preference for dynamic tiling window managers and adjustments to Wayland-specific tools like Waybar. Additionally, they mention the transition from Xorg to Wayland, praising the refinement of Xorg over time. The video concludes with the speaker's anticipation for stable software, upcoming reviews, and outreach to viewers for feedback and support.
00:00:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses their experience using the Wayland compositor called “wyland” and Hyperland. They mention that while Wayland is now functional for their needs and they have shifted to using it full-time, there are still bugs and missing features that need to be addressed to improve usability. The speaker praises the features and configuration capabilities of Hyperland, highlighting its popularity and responsiveness in bug fixes and adding new features. They emphasize that while Wayland is ready for them, Wayland compositors and window managers, such as Hyperland, are not yet fully ready in terms of stability and functionality.
00:03:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses window managers and compositors, particularly focusing on WL roots and how different compositors handle them uniquely. The speaker explains that both Gnome and KDE support WL, but in distinct ways, leading to disparate development tracks among compositors. This individuality in development can make the compositors feel unfinished and like beta software. Despite Hyperland developing faster than Sway, the lack of cooperation in borrowing ideas means each compositor essentially starts from scratch. This can lead to potential issues with updates causing instability, although the developer is good at quickly addressing and fixing these problems.
00:06:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the development speed and stability of different window managers, focusing on Hyperland, BSPWM, DWM, Awesome WM, and Xmonad. They mention that due to Hyperland being in early development, bugs are more common but fixed quickly. They express a wish for more window manager options on Wayland, mentioning Hyperland, Sway, and Qtile. The speaker notes that Sway is halfway functional and Qtile is often buggy, especially on the Xorg side due to frequent changes in Python. They highlight the need for bug reporting in the development process.
00:09:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the early development stages of compositors like Hyperland, Sway, and Qtile. They mention the need for patience as these compositors become more stable and as more options become available. The speaker acknowledges their tendency to switch between window managers frequently and highlights problems they encounter, such as issues with waking the computer from sleep. They emphasize that despite encountering these problems, they appreciate the work of the developers and believe that issues will be resolved over time. The speaker praises the efforts of the developer behind Hyperland while recognizing the challenges of developing a rapidly evolving project with limited resources.
00:12:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the challenges of Wayland and its compatibility with KDE and Gnome. They mention that for the majority of users, Wayland is ready, even with Nvidia graphics, but issues may persist with specialized hardware or specialized accessibility tools. While Wayland has improved over the years, it is still early days for compositors like XWayland. The speaker praises Wayland for its advancements but notes that updates may still cause occasional disruptions, which are usually promptly addressed by developers.
00:15:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses their experience with Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre, emphasizing the frequent updates and commits received from the repository. They highlight their preference for dynamic tiling window managers over manual tiling ones, mentioning their specific workspace and multi-monitor setup requirements. The speaker comments on the availability of different bars for Wayland compositors like Waybar and Wayfire. They detail their adjustment to Waybar’s configuration, mentioning its differences from polybar in terms of usability and module creation. The speaker also shares their relearning of CSS due to the changes in the language over the years.
00:18:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the use of quotation marks in JSON, likening it to a polybar configuration file but noting the styling is done in a separate CSS file. The speaker compares the development of Wayland compositors to Polybar, expressing disappointment that there isn’t an equivalent bar for Wayland and mentioning the transition from Xorg to Wayland. They highlight that Xorg has been refined over time, leading to fewer pain points compared to Wayland.
00:21:00
In this part of the video, the speaker mentions their lack of patience and desire for stable software without bugs. They discuss their upcoming long-term review of plasma 6 and trying Wayland on plasma for stability. The speaker encourages feedback, provides links for following them on Mastodon or Odyssey, supporting on Patreon, and mentions merchandise available in their store. They express gratitude to patrons and viewers for their support.