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Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Gets Second Preview with Better Window and Input Handling
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Xfce's experimental Wayland compositor xfwl4 released its second preview (4.21.1), adding window maximization, input handling improvements, unresponsive application management, and numerous X11 compatibility fixes.
This release moves xfwl4 from a bare proof-of-concept toward a compositor with functional window management, giving engineers a clearer picture of when Xfce's Wayland migration will be production-viable. The X11 compatibility work and operational features like unresponsive-app handling directly affect whether the compositor can be tested in real workflows today.
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The second preview adds horizontal and vertical window maximization, touchscreen-to-monitor assignment, and pointer rotation and reflection support.
Unresponsive application handling now pings XDG clients on close requests and offers termination after three seconds of no response.
X11 compatibility improvements include window icons via WM_HINTS, Motif hints, unminimize requests, and fixes for override-redirect windows.
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