:The Road to KDE 4: Kwin Composite Brings Bling to KDE
The Road to KDE 4: Kwin Composite Brings Bling to KDE Jun 1, 2007, 10 :30 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (7443 reads) (Other stories by Troy Unrau)
"KWin, KDE's window manager, has been around since KDE 2.0 (replacing KWM in KDE 1.x) and has grown to be a mature and stable window manager over the years. For KDE 4, however, there were a few people rumbling about visual effects, and perhaps KWin was feeling a little envious of its younger cousins Compiz and Beryl. While these new effects have created a lot of buzz around Linux and UNIX, long-term KDE users have wished they can enjoy the effects of Compiz/Beryl while still having the tried and tested window manager that is KWin. As a result, for KDE 4, KWin has received a huge graphical upgrade, with composite and GL support. Read on for more details.
"KWin has implemented effects in a way that allows a number of different rendering methods to be used, depending on your specific combination of hardware and drivers..."
