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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Maybe windows rules will now work properly instead of being buggy and delete themselves...fingers crossed Imho KDE is too big, there are so many cogwheels they miss the opportunity to actually polish each and every aspect.

e.g. why does KDE need a specific videoplayer?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

KDE and GNOME want to be full suites of software that offer a coherent look and whatnot.

Maybe windows rules will now work properly instead of being buggy and delete themselves…fingers crossed Imho KDE is too big, there are so many cogwheels they miss the opportunity to actually polish each and every aspect.

This release KDE has actually focused on improving and fixing more than just adding features

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

MPV and VLC Flatpak both use Xwayland btw.

Clapper uses Wayland though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

never heard of clapper. Nothing is going to replace mpv for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Clapper is a GTK something GUI for MPV that doesnt look horrible ;D

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe this time I can get blur behind semi transparent windows to work 🤔

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting, I've never had window rules delete themselves, am I just lucky?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

how many rules are you using?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not that many, maybe that's it. Is it more of a problem when you have a lot?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Idk, I wish I knew a solution, but researching didn't bring me anything. But it has come to the point that I feel KDE is not worth it anymore for me. Just didn't have the time to switch some wayland WM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I agree as well, but don't get the video player part. It shouldn't need a specific one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Does it NEED a specific player or just come with a default?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand the question?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

you commented :

why does KDE need a specific videoplayer?

I have not seen anything that indicates KDE requires a specific video player. So I was asking does it NEED a specific player or just have a default that it is installed with?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

'Need' as in why do they need to stretch their development resources to cover a video player when they're already stretched thin and perfectly serviceable alternatives exist.

I have no actual idea, but that's what was meant. My guess is they want everything written in Qt6 so it can all be portable to windows etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

it ships with one, if that answer your question.