From: Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
To: cygwin-announce@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Updated: XtoW 20160323-1 (experimental)
Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 16:40:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e786528a-fd8d-7f08-b0bd-ae9c3ad900ed@dronecode.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <56F2ABA6.9000301@dronecode.org.uk>
On 23/03/2016 14:43, Jon Turney wrote:
>
> The following packages have been updated in the Cygwin distribution:
>
> *** XtoW-20160323-1
>
> xtow is a window manager using the libxcwm library, which is:
>
> * native: it integrates with native window management by putting each
> top-level X window in it's own Windows window (similar to XWin
> -multiwindow)
>
> * compositing: X windows with per-pixel alpha are composited into the
> native DWM desktop on Windows Vista and later (e.g. a native window can
> be seen through a semi-transparent X window placed over it)
>
> XtoW is still experimental, but should now be usable enough for doing
> some actual work. Testing and problem reports are appreciated.
I've removed this package, as this experiment has long since run its course.
The useful part of this is now built into the XWin server, so you can
get the same effect by using the -multiwindow and -compositealpha options.
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