This week in KDE: a deluge of new features (pointieststick.com)
from MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 09 Mar 2024 06:57
https://lemmy.ml/post/12943171

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samc@feddit.uk on 09 Mar 2024 07:43 next collapse

By default, XWayland apps are now allowed to listen for non-alphanumeric keypresses, and shortcuts using modifier keys. This lets any global shortcut features they may have work with no user intervention required, while still not allowing arbitrary listening for alphanumeric keypresses which could potentially be used maliciously

This is… very smart actually. Any reason this is limited to Xwayland? (Is that XDG portal a thing yet?)

fossphi@lemm.ee on 09 Mar 2024 11:09 next collapse

Can wayland native apps not do that already? I assumed that they could and that’s why this was being built for xwayland

ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 09 Mar 2024 12:35 next collapse

X apps can read all of your keystrokes. Wayland by default doesn’t allow this, and because of that apps running on XWayland can ex. have it’s global shortcuts broken. Plasma already had an option to change this behaviour back in 5.27. I guess they changed it from “Never” read keystrokes to “Only with modifier keys”, as a default.

aksdb@lemmy.world on 09 Mar 2024 09:34 collapse

Shit, now malicious apps can spy my master password, which is CTRL, CTRL, ALT, META, CTRL, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, CTRL

Engywuck@lemm.ee on 09 Mar 2024 08:50 next collapse

Best Fucking DE

kurcatovium@lemm.ee on 09 Mar 2024 10:29 next collapse

What a name for porn domain…

Engywuck@lemm.ee on 09 Mar 2024 11:39 collapse

Germans know it better

kurcatovium@lemm.ee on 09 Mar 2024 14:54 collapse

Best. They know it best!

octopus_ink@lemmy.ml on 09 Mar 2024 11:28 collapse

Seriously. And not for the features, though those are great. Best DE because this was not surprising to read:

And yes, you can turn these features off if you don’t like them, and also adjust the size of the barrier’s virtual space

Engywuck@lemm.ee on 09 Mar 2024 11:38 collapse

I find unbelievable that every fucking little tweak I could think of is available…

unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de on 09 Mar 2024 09:07 next collapse

I suggest that next time you simply crosspost from here so we can all comment under the original thread: https://social.opendesktop.org/users/thisweekinkde/statuses/112064318978191706

F04118F@feddit.nl on 09 Mar 2024 10:13 next collapse

That’s a Mastodon thread. This is Lemmy.

While Mastodon users can subscribe to Lemmy communities (such as this one: !linux@lemmy.ml or lemmy.ml/c/linux ) and see Lemmy posts in their feed, Lemmy users cannot normally comment on Mastodon threads.

Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de on 09 Mar 2024 11:25 collapse

Mastodon users can post to Lemmy communities by mentioning the Community ( !KDE@lemmy.kde.social in this case). That allows Lemmy users to comment on it.

Here: lemmy.kde.social/post/943816

F04118F@feddit.nl on 09 Mar 2024 17:07 collapse

Nice! I missed that.

So Lemmy communities have a third form:

  1. The URL format for non-Lemmings: instan.ce/c/community
  2. The Lemmy format for Lemmy clients: !community@instan.ce
  3. The Mastodon “tag” format: @community@instan.ce
malfisya@lemm.ee on 09 Mar 2024 11:15 collapse

That’s not even an official source either.

D_Air1@lemmy.ml on 09 Mar 2024 23:54 collapse

Glad to see a lot of the bugs are getting fixed. Even though I have not experienced most of those. Especially the minimizing dolphin thing. Mine does not have that issue.