c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world · not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 Aug 2026 18:04 different design philosophies check post at origin chitter.xyz/@ruawhitepaw/117104220877868832
Because it uses the XCursor format, which is a quite old standard. Getting apps to switch to a newer standard that has vector graphics is already hard enough. Getting them to do so without burning your GPU is basically impossible.
No it doesn’t it just uses metadata compatible with XCursor themes, see e.g. this discussion.
The fix was needed because the render code just used to have a maxScale: invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/9176