Re: [e-users] Future plans for E16?

[Kim W. <ki...@wo...>]

Viktor Kojouharov wrote:
> Are there any plans for adding some compatibility with the new 
> damage/fixes/composite extension of the x server? Perhaps using a 
> composite manager for the transparency in e16 instead of the fake 
> transparency right now?
> 
0.16.7.1 has a small compatibility hack for use with xcompmgr.
If a client requests transparency (by setting _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY)
E will propagate that as required by xcompmgr.
Also, transparency for a window can be set using eesh, e.g.
$ eesh -e "wop <window id> op[acity] <0-255>"

> Also, I was wondering that if after an initial support is added, 
> perhaps E can also deal with being a composite manager too, and 
> hopefully changing transparency/shadows/effects for individual 
> windows.
> 
I take for granted that it is possible, but I have no idea what it
requires.

/Kim