The compositor

Olivier Fourdan fourdan at xfce.org
Thu Sep 30 22:01:55 CEST 2004


Andrew,

Thanks for that feedback. I'm afraid that I couldn't implement what you
are suggesting about menus though...

Anyway, please feel free to report any problem you'd may find in xfwm4
compositor

Thanks,
Olivier.

On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 16:37, Andrew Conkling wrote:
> Olivier and co.,
> I like the compositor; much more subtle than xcompmgr.  Good work!
> 
> I also like how menus are not given shadows; it gives the effect of them
> being on the same plane as the window, which makes sense.  However, when
> a menu sticks out over the edge of a window, it would be quite slick if
> it were then given a shadow (only over the edge outside of the window). 
> The effect would be that the menu is on the same plane as the
> window, but both are 'above' the desktop.  Also, the desktop menu seems
> like it should be given a shadow, as does the Xfce menu (on the panel). 
> In other words, is it possible to give shadows to menus selectively? :)
> 
> In any case, I know you've been working hard on this and your efforts
> are appreciated.  I've no problems with the compositor here and, unlike
> xcompmgr, it redraws windows without leaving junk behind....  I'm sold.
> :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Andrew
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