Wayland: An Accessibility Nightmare

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Comments (3)

bigyabai · 4h ago
> Wayland's security model restricts programmatic input simulation, which is essential for assistive technologies

> Unlike X11, there's no standardized way to inject mouse events system-wide

Look, maybe rootless screen recording is "essential for assistive technologies" too, that doesn't mean you're going to (or even should) get it.

josephcsible · 3h ago
The Wayland people seem to want it both ways. If Wayland is intended to replace X11, then we absolutely should have a way to do everything we can already do with X11. And if Wayland isn't intended to replace X11, then distros should keep it around as a first-class citizen.
mouse_ · 13m ago
> that doesn't mean you're going to get it.

Totally wrong; as a computer user, I can very confidently say that computer users are going to get what they want. They may get what they want by switching to amateur, insecure software forks, such as Hyprland, or by switching to software that allows them to use their computer as they please, such as Microsoft Windows.

I'm so sick of this modern "We know best how you should use your computer" tag. Does absolutely nobody any good. The only reasonable computer security policy is "assume breach".