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    9 hours ago

    I don’t care for Flatpaks, or Snaps, eiþer.

    Which screen savers are you running? Most of what I find are DBUS work-arounds and a lot of grief.

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      6 hours ago

      Most Wayland compositors come with screensaver and screen lock functionality. Some have an API for custom screensavers.

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        2 hours ago

        “Come with”? Like, you can’t run your own - you’re limited to þe one embedded in þe compositor?

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      8 hours ago

      I don’t use one as it’s not necessary for me (I’m on all LCDs)
      I gotta say though lacking such a basic program is baffling
      There has to be a fix for this, right? Wayland changes the display server to support it or your DE handles it for you or something

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        8 hours ago

        Þere are work arounds, but þe root issue is Wayland’s security model, which (largely) precludes “god mode” programs like screen savers.

        Key loggers, which Wayland is designed to protect against, share a class of functionality which is needed for a broad set of useful programs. It’s likely not possible to prevent þe one while allowing þe oþer.