This will be solved basically in two parts: 1. Xmir will only launch when it needs to. The DISPLAY env var will be set and some method of detecting when Xmir is needed will be used. There are a couple of ways of starting Xmir on-demand and just picking one that will work both with deb based systems and the future Xmir snap will be key. 2. Any toolkits that support Mir will need to try use Mir first before trying to use X. It was recently discovered that, even though Qt apps are being told to use Mir, if Xmir is available and DISPLAY is set, it will use X which is a bug. Also, Gtk will need to be patched to try to use Mir first.
I will work on the libertine/ubuntu-app-launch part of this to make it so Xmir will start only when needed. ** Changed in: libertine/devel Status: Triaged => In Progress ** Changed in: libertine/devel Assignee: (unassigned) => Christopher Townsend (townsend) ** Changed in: ubuntu-app-launch (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: ubuntu-app-launch (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Christopher Townsend (townsend) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to qtubuntu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672931 Title: [regression] Qt & GTK apps on Unity8 are defaulting to Xmir instead of native GTK/Qt (and so menus don't appear in the titlebar) Status in Canonical System Image: Confirmed Status in Libertine: In Progress Status in Libertine devel series: In Progress Status in Libertine trunk series: Triaged Status in gtk+3.0 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in libertine package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in qtubuntu package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in ubuntu-app-launch package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Qt & GTK apps on Unity8 are defaulting to Xmir instead of native GTK/Qt on Mir. I noticed a slight change in appearance and performance, but also: dan 25410 0.1 0.2 423316 38996 ? Sl 11:14 0:00 Xmir -rootless -displayfd 3 -mir org.gnome.Calculator dan 25456 1.8 0.5 606084 91736 ? Sl 11:14 0:03 Xmir -rootless -displayfd 3 -mir org.gnome.Nautilus dan 25611 1.7 0.2 345312 35520 ? Sl 11:18 0:00 Xmir -rootless -displayfd 3 -mir webbrowser-app_webbrowser-app_10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1672931/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp