On 2026-09-09 11:26:37 -0400, Robert Heller wrote: > At Wed, 9 Sep 2026 17:17:27 +0200 Vincent Lefevre <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2026-09-09 08:13:55 -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > GTK 4 requires Wayland. > > > > It doesn't. For instance, evince can run on X. However, GTK4 apps > > do not honor the window manager settings. > > Not entirely true: GTK4 apps do honor *some* window manager settings. But > yes, they do their own thing, which makes them strange looking on desktops > that are not Gnome.
This also affects usability. With my window manager, I can maximize a window, then unmaximize it using the same button. Simple. With GTK4 apps and their CSD, I don't know how to unmaximize a maximized window. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[email protected]> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Pascaline project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
