1xcompmgr(1) General Commands Manual xcompmgr(1)
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6 xcompmgr - sample X compositing manager
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9 xcompmgr [-d display] [-r radius] [-o opacity] [-l left-offset] [-t
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13 xcompmgr is a sample compositing manager for X servers supporting the
14 XFIXES, DAMAGE, and COMPOSITE extensions. It enables basic eye-candy
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18 -d display
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21 -r radius
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25 Specifies the opacity for client-side shadows.
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42 -a Automatic server-side compositing. This instructs the server to
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45 -c Client-side compositing with soft shadows and translucency sup‐
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48 -f When -c is specified, enables a smooth fade effect for transient
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52 -n Simple client-side compositing. This is the default mode.
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54 -s Server-side compositing with hard-edged shadows.
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56 -C When -c is specified, attempts to avoid painting shadows on pan‐
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62 -S Enables synchronous operation. Useful for debugging.
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65 Probably. Please report any you find to http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
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68 Keith Packard, with contributions from Matthew Allum, Eric Anholt, Dan
69 Doel, Thomas Luebking, Matthew Hawn, Ely Levy, Phil Blundell, and Carl
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