[WIP] Implement gtk-layer-shell for nemo-desktop.#3684
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ref: linuxmint/muffin#784 todo: Workarea margins - in x11 mode nemo gets accurate, per-monitor workarea from Cinnamon over dbus, with _NET_WORKAREA values as a backup (which is only accurate for the primary monitor). From this, workarea padding is calculated and applied to the icon layouts. For wayland we can maybe utilize the layer-shell margin properties instead, but some refactoring is needed to provide the individual nemo-desktop windows with this (and keeping it up-to-date, should workarea change).
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wayland. Current csd-background runs as an xwayland client and has special handling built in to muffin to 'make it work'. This will allow it to run as a native client, if muffin has the capability, and if csd-background has been built with support. ref: linuxmint/muffin#784 linuxmint/nemo#3684
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wayland. Current csd-background runs as an xwayland client and has special handling built in to muffin to 'make it work'. This will allow it to run as a native client, if muffin has the capability, and if csd-background has been built with support. ref: linuxmint/muffin#784 linuxmint/nemo#3684
In a proper wlr-layer-shell implementation, exclusive zone 0 ensures the nemo-desktop window and icon layout are kept within the desktop workarea (avoiding panels or other layer-shell clients with zone > 0). Use this capability if available.
supported. If nemo-desktop is run as a Wayland client without layer-shell support, the desktop window will be treated a normal window, above other windows, and with a window-list/taskbar entry. We can't call gtk_layer_is_supported before gtk_main(), so we need to manually connect to the wayland display and check ourselves.
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wayland. Current csd-background runs as an xwayland client and has special handling built in to muffin to 'make it work'. This will allow it to run as a native client, if muffin has the capability, and if csd-background has been built with support. ref: linuxmint/muffin#784 linuxmint/nemo#3684
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Workarea margins - in x11 mode nemo gets accurate, per-monitor workarea from Cinnamon over dbus, with _NET_WORKAREA values as a backup (which is only accurate for the primary monitor). From this, workarea padding is calculated and applied to the icon layouts.
For wayland we can maybe utilize the layer-shell margin properties instead, but some refactoring is needed to provide the individual nemo-desktop windows with this (and keeping it up-to-date, should workarea change).