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starttrans (text/plain), 2.24 KB, created by FL on 2003-12-06 10:25:51 UTC

# To run transluXent you need an X server which supports GLX already running as transluXent utilizies 
# the existing X server to do OpenGL graphics. When you run transluXent it puts up another window which becomes its root window, much like Xnest.
#
# A sample invocation is:

Xtw :1 -query localhost #'if you have xdm running and listening.

# Or just:
# Xtw :1 -ac &
# env DISPLAY=:1
# DISPLAY=:1 your favorite windowmanager

# Besides the standard X server options, the TransluXent server currently understands the following command line options:

# -display display (default: $DISPLAY)
#    	Which existing X display transluXent should utilize for input and output. 
# -geometry widthxheight (default: 1024x768)
#    	Specifies the size of the root window. 
# -fullscreen
#    	Utiliize the full screen. 
# -backbuffer safe
#    	Some hardware (such as mine) actually copies the back buffer to the front buffer upon a SwapBuffers request. 
#	The back buffer then holds the same content as before the swap. When this is true we need to render only 
#	the modified screen regions for the next redraw. If using this options gives a garbage screen use -backbuffer garbage instead. 
# -backbuffer garbage (default)
#	The OpenGL specification says that the contents of the back buffer are undefined after a SwapBuffers operation.
#	 If this is actually true for your hardware use this option which forces a full redraw for each screen refresh. 
# -tilesize size (default: 128)
#    	Specifies the size of the textures to use. Textures can only come is square shape and only in power of two dimensions.
#	Larger textures mean less operations to send to the hardware but more memory loss to fragmentation. 
#	Smaller textures mean more operation to send to the hardware and less memory loss. 
# -alpha value (default: 0.9)
#    	This option allows you to adjust the transparency of top level windows. 
#	Note: This option will vanish as we provide a real X extension in the future which will allow to change the value from within a window manager. 
# -texmem n (default: 16)
#	Amount of texture memory to use (in megabytes). 
# -partial-swaps (default: off)
#	When your graphics hardware actually copies the back buffer upon flips, this is a hack which tries to only swap what needs to be swaped.