The workflow feels fast super+a to launch application launcher super+q to launch thunar super+` to launch terminal super+esc to close windows

plank looks nice and works great.

the resource usage is stupid low and I swear this thing is lightning fast even in this VM.

I'm currently a debian stable + gnome guy but damn, ngl this is so tempting to switch to.

Anyone got xfdashboard working in cachy by any chance? I'd love to test that next.

Often when I'm trying to move windows (dragging by title bar) near the top of the screen, they maximize instead, against my wishes.

• What is that called in Xfce?
• How can I turn it off?

Using Xfce 4.18 on Linux Mint 22.3

The first Xfwl4 Preview Release in now available.

xfwl4 is our brand new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

Read the blog post from our core developer Brian Tarricone for details:

A FAQ page is now available regarding the work Xfce/Brian is doing to build Xfwl4, an Xfce Wayland Compositor.

We, the Xfce team are excited to share some great news!

After careful consideration, we’ve decided on a meaningful way to use the generous donations from our community: funding longtime Xfce core developer Brian Tarricone to create xfwl4, a brand-new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

This initiative will utilize a significant portion of the project’s donated funds, but we believe it’s an important investment in Xfce’s future.

The goal is, that xfwl4 will offer the same functionality and behavior as xfwm4 does, or as much as possible considering the differences between X11 and Wayland. Using xfwl4 should feel just like using xfwm4 on X11. We even plan to reuse the existing xfwm4 configuration dialogs and xfconf settings to ensure a seamless transition.

Xfwl4 will not be based on the existing xfwm4 code. Instead, it will be written from scratch in rust, using smithay building blocks.

I have been using xfce since 2006 and still do.

However, I'm increasingly concerned that xfce will not "make the cut" to Wayland, or that there just isn't enough dev momentum to get th e xfce stack into a working state under Wayland.

Are there any wayland-compatible DE/compositor/windowing systems that will:

• allow me to setup my floating window metaphor the way I want
• have the same "stay out of the way" philosophy

Are any other xfce users here thinking this also?

I said "floating window metaphor", but I actually don't mind trying a tiling compositor like sway, all suggestions are welcome here, as well as any discussion on this topic of "what next?"