X11 shell should use timers for fallback painting.
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Description
The fallback painting code should be changed to use timers. Right now it uses the idle loop, but this isn't ideal: it forces us to either write a bunch of special-case code for painting or else rate-limit the idle loop to avoid painting to often (this is the current state).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the X11 shell's fallback painting code and the idle-loop path it currently uses. Read how timers are handled in that shell, then change the fallback painting to use timers instead of the idle loop; done means painting no longer depends on idle-loop rate limiting or special-case handling.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100