XGL (transparency) with blackbox?

moob7 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 80

First the background

So I've done an emerge sync & world and nafter some (fixed) problems I have the new "modular" xorg running.

Now: I've always wanted transparency. xcommgr and transset (aka, the composite extension) never worked right for me but I hear that something called XGL/compizzle (not available before the modular version of xorg) can let me get transparency without having to use the composite extension. It will do other things like 3d effects and wriggly windows but I don't care about that. Transparency is all I am interested in.

So I've been doing some reading, including: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_XGL and a question has emerged. From that page I quote:

01mf02 · Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject:

As far as I know, N and Y.

mark_alec · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:36 am Post subject:

Moved from Desktop Environments to Unsupported Software.

Phenax · l33t Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 972

I wish it worked with Openbox or Fluxbox. Although, it doesn't. XFCE4 is the latest Window Manager you can get it on. 'Tis what I'm using right now.

piwacet · Guru Joined: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 486

Yes, I wish it ran with fluxbox or other. I'm currently running xfce4 with it, but my asthetic sensibilities run in other directions. Let us know if you discover something else.