compositing window manager
C9708
concept
A compositing window manager is a system component that renders each window to an off-screen buffer and then combines (composites) them into the final display, enabling advanced visual effects, transparency, and smooth animations.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| window manager | 11 |
| Wayland compositor | 7 |
| X Window System window manager | 4 |
| compositing window manager canonical | 4 |
| X11 window manager | 3 |
| compositing manager | 1 |
| desktop window compositing engine | 1 |
| display server compositor | 1 |
| window switching feature | 1 |
Instances (23)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
DWM
surface form:
Desktop Window Manager
|
window manager |
| Flip3D | window switching feature |
| Mutter | window manager |
| KWin | window manager |
| Xfwm4 | window manager |
| IceWM | X Window System window manager |
|
Muffin window manager
surface form:
Muffin
|
window manager |
| Openbox | X Window System window manager |
| Fluxbox | X Window System window manager |
|
Marco window manager
surface form:
Marco
|
window manager |
| Mir display server | Wayland compositor |
| fvwm | window manager |
|
metacity
surface form:
Metacity
|
window manager |
|
mutter
surface form:
Mutter
|
window manager |
| Mutter Wayland | display server compositor |
| Sway | Wayland compositor |
| Weston reference compositor | Wayland compositor |
|
Kristian Høgsberg
surface form:
Weston
|
Wayland compositor |
| Desktop Window Manager | — |
| cwm | window manager |
| Aero Glass | desktop window compositing engine |
| Marco | window manager |
| Blackbox window manager | X Window System window manager |