Composite Extension

Extension for X Window System

The Composite Extension of the X Window System renders the graphical output of clients "...to an off-screen buffer. Applications can then take the contents of that buffer and do whatever they like. The off-screen buffer can be automatically merged into the parent window or merged by external programs, called compositing managers."[1]

This enabled the creation of compositing managers for X, capable of effects like transparency, 3D rotation, and jiggly windows.

The composite extension was added to X.org in version X11R6.8[2] in September 2004.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Software/CompositeExt". 2008-08-23.
  2. ^ "Summary of new features in X11R6.8". Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  3. ^ "PR: X.Org Foundation Announces X11R6.8 Release of the X Window System". 2004-09-09. Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
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