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XFWM Review

Review of XFWM powered by the Slant community.

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Pros

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Pro
Integrated compositing manager

XFWM has an integrated compositing manager, though it does have screen tearing.

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Kevin Hamer

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Left-half/Right-half window snapping

XFWM has a built-in option for window snapping.

Cons

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Composite manager has screen tearing

The included composite manager in XFWM has screen tearing.

It should be mentioned that there's a workaround though:
compton --backend xrender --vsync opengl

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