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[–] eugenia@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Use Talon with Cinnamon and Linux Mint, which still uses X11.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll do what I can. However, x11 will definitely die in the upcoming years. Development is apparently only maintenance now and basic improvements. The writing is on the wall, as Wayland just doesn't support what the accessibility tools require.

[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When Ubuntu LTS stops shipping X11 in 2032, that'll hopefully have changed

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago

That would be nice. I hope so