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I have been using a Macbook Air M1 for professional reasons and would like to amplify Emacs in my life.

I have been searching for the introduction of EXWM in my workflow. Unfortunately, as I started reading the official documentation I discovered that there are some limitations.

In particular:

Note that EXWM cannot manage native macOS applications at all, only X11 applications will be managed.

This worries me. After following the instructions on this source, I found some of the native macOS applications I have been currently using:

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You can see important stuff for my workflow. Like, "zoom" (used for professional meetings). Or karabiner-elements (heavily used by me to Emacsfy my macOS experience).

What are the practical implications of trying EXWM on my machine? For instance, will Emacs hang if I try zoom?

Obs.: I was in doubt about opening this question in emacs.stackexchange or here. I opened it there and someone suggested posting it here.

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    When they say it can't manage native windows, they mean it won't affect them at all. It only affects things that already run in XQuartz
    – Ezekiel
    Jan 26 at 3:49
  • Thanks, @Ezekiel. But, what would happen when I try to use Zoom? Would the application load at least? Would it load but I won't be able to "see the application"? Would it be in some unachievable background?
    – Pedro Delfino
    Jan 27 at 13:14
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    If you open the regular Zoom app on macOS it'll open like normal, since it doesn't use XQuartz
    – Ezekiel
    Jan 27 at 13:43
  • Even if it is a macOS running EXWM? Since EXWM is the way "I change the focus of the application in hand", how would I change to Zoom?
    – Pedro Delfino
    Jan 27 at 13:58
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    You can't have macOS run EXWM that's my point, only XQuartz - well, I think based on everything I know. Perhaps I'm wrong
    – Ezekiel
    Jan 27 at 14:07

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