Re: [PATCH v5 0/1] MR11178: winewayland: Implement xdg-popup for unmanaged windows.

[Etaash Mathamsetty (＠etaash.mathamsetty)]

On Sat Jun 20 21:07:25 2026 +0000, Etaash Mathamsetty wrote:
> Actually, I completely forgot that subsurfaces don't actually have any
> contents unless it is a client surface, since all window contents are on
> the toplevel. In that case we could completely get rid of subsurfaces in
> theory, but then we would need to figure out how to parent the
> xdg-popup. (Initially I misread your question as "Can we replace
> subsurface with popup" and didn't remember that window_surface only
> exists for toplevels)
> `A role must be assigned before any other requests are made to the xdg_surface object.`

If we give a roleless surface an xdg-surface object, I wonder if we will run into problems because of this clause. I can give that a try in very basic client I guess

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https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests/11178#note_143761