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by ayushnix 1653 days ago
> - Proper 14" HiDPI screen

I can't stress this enough. The display on the Framework can't do integer scaling and so almost everyone who intends to use an external monitor with the Framework can't do that on Linux without extremely annoying issues such as significantly higher input latency, GUI apps behaving abnormally, and not being able to use an external monitor and the laptop screen simultaneously. I don't care if they release Coreboot for the Framework, it's useless with its screen.
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toastal 1652 days ago
"Proper" should also include at least 100% DCI-P3 coverage instead of sRGB
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nicce 1653 days ago
On Linux, Wayland supports separate monitors natively with different scalings?
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ayushnix 1652 days ago
> On Linux, Wayland supports separate monitors natively with different scalings?

It does, but you will experience higher input latency than you would if you do not scale your display or use integer scaling. Some GUI apps might also misbehave when scaled fractionally.

I'm not sure if the higher input latency will be noticeable to someone using pretty animations in GNOME/KDE but it is pretty jarring when you mostly work on a terminal.

There's also a subtle loss of quality of text and images when using fractional scaling.

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