Bug#954781: libqt5core5a: QT will not use Wayland on Gnome
Control: forwarded -1 https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-68619
Hi Norbert!
On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 01:23:43PM +0100, Norbert Lange wrote:
> Runnin any QT Application on Gnome will blacklist Wayland. You see
> the explicit message when starting an application from the terminal.
>
> % wireshark
> Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
>
> (for me this is really annoying as I have a HiDPI and a normal Monitor,
> X11 doesnt allow different scaling).
>
> Fedora considers QT 5.12+ ready to enable this by default, see the two used
> pathes under [1], Section "Scope".
>
> I'd hope debian could follow here, and use those patches in testing.
The problem is that upstream Qt considers GNOME/Wayland support not yet ready.
There is an umbrella bug (QTBUG-68619) which depends on some other bugs.
At the moment only one of them is open (QTBUG-68636), so I think as soon
as someone fixes it, it will be possible to enable that support.
--
Dmitry Shachnev
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