if I recall correctly, the window manager in OSX uses double-buffering, and 10.2 uses GL to speed the transparancies. however, it's not as fast...
Nicos Gollan wrote: >On Sunday 01 September 2002 16:35, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: > > >>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> >>Christian Schoenebeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>I'm still waiting for the ability to use real transparency. What's >>>the deal with this anyway? I mean, what is the problem that there's >>>still only pseudo transparency? >>> >>> >>Someone has to design how this fits in with the existing X11 >>protocol, probably develop an extension, then write the code, >>and invent and document an API for this. >> >> > >I think that's exactly what the XRender extension is supposed to do. It >works fairly well, but it does apparently still work with a snapshot to >create transparency. I don't know enough about the X11 protocol to say >anything definitive, but I think, part of the problem is that hidden >parts of the desktop are just not transmitted for a redraw which would >be necessary for true transparency to work. > >Another problem that's rather serious is the question "what for". IMHO, >that's the real problem hampering the development of such gimmicks. > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
