Note #2024-10-08-001

Srijan Choudhary Srijan Choudhary

Tried using X11 on #Linux the last few days due to some issues with Zoom screensharing in Wayland with the latest pipewire, and I already miss #Wayland.

Issues I faced with X11:

  1. Smooth scrolling broken
  2. Apps work noticeably slower
  3. Screen tearing
  4. This bug in Emacs GTK build: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=67654 (To be fair, this is a GTK-specific issue, not X11 specific)

I will go back to Wayland as soon as Zoom fixes this: https://community.zoom.com/t5/Zoom-Meetings/share-screen-linux-wayland-broken/m-p/203624/highlight/true#M112235

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  • visuwesh
    visuwesh

    @srijan which apps have smooth scrolling broken? I noticed that smooth scrolling is inconsistent jn Firefox: it works on webpages but doesn't in the bookmark sidebar. I'm on Xorg so I'm wondering if the situation is better on the other side.

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  • Srijan Choudhary
    Srijan Choudhary

    @viz Yes, it does not work for me in Firefox on X11 even on webpages. I don't use bookmarks sidebar, so I cannot comment if smooth scrolling works there on wayland. Will test it out next time I'm on wayland.

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  • Srijan Choudhary
    Srijan Choudhary

    @viz Yes, setting MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1 enables smooth scrolling on X11. And it works for me for sidebars as well (vertical tabs and bookmarks bar)

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