Post #3393194
2026-06-24 20:42 UTC
To be happy. The canvas can be more than a blank slate waiting to be transformed into beloved good screen or hated bad screen. Back on x11 the screensaver can also be the locker, so if you need to know it’s not a piece of crap you can pick a locker that works good (like xscreensaver).
People have been complaining that xscreensaver doesn’t work in Wayland for a decade that I’m aware of, the answer has always been “you don’t need that”. Its not that people don’t want it, its that Wayland devs have actively resisted it.
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@Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-24 21:10
Wayland devs develop stuff for wayland and most of them work for free, those that are payd are usually payd to do stuff that is needed by their employer. Spoiler alert: employers don’t give a damn about screensavers. If you need additional stuff you need to either develop it yourself, or pay someone to do it for you. This attitude of pressuring devs to do the work for you works if you pay for something, in opensource it is usually frowned upon. People can complain all they like, if it ain’t useful to those who pay or those who work on it, it won’t be done. In my opinion that is a feature not a bug.