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2026 is the year of the linux desktop
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this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2026
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xx-zones allows windows to place themselves
dbus_annotations allows menu items (like file, edit, etc) to be searchable by other apps
ext-tray allows tray icons to display things other than text in their menus (like sliders or whatever)
I feel like most people dont know and dont care what that is and i definetly dont think its stopping people from using linux.
xx-zones in particular is a huge deal for many very important usecases
dbus_annotations is huge for me, but ext-tray fair enough.
global shortcuts is also huge, plenty of people consider that mandatory.