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<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>Using GTK+ with Wayland</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>GTK Library</refmiscinfo>
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<refnamediv>
<refname>Using GTK+ with Wayland</refname>
<refpurpose>
Wayland-specific aspects of using GTK+
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsect1>
<title>Using GTK+ with Wayland</title>

<para>
The GDK Wayland backend provides support for running GTK+ applications
under the Wayland display server. To run your application in this way,
select the Wayland backend by setting <literal>GDK_BACKEND=wayland</literal>.
</para>

<para>
Currently, the Wayland backend does not use any additional commandline
options or environment variables.
</para>

<para>
For up-to-date information about the current status of this backend, see
the <ulink url="https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/Wayland/GTK%2B">project page</ulink>.
</para>

</refsect1>

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