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Re: [trinity-devel] Re: Resolving the TWin/KWin Fork Issue

From: "Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@...>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:39:10 +0200
> guys, I have written this multiple times:
> * KWin still includes exactly the same window decoration as the one
> used by TWin
> * all your configuration dialogs are basically unchanged - you can
> continue to use them

Ok, now I got that point. For those without fear - and running wheezy in a 
test environment:

# apt-get install kde-window-manager
$ export KDEWM=/usr/bin/kwin
$ export WINDOWMANAGER=/opt/trinity/bin/startkde
$ startx

The window decorations are not the same, I got a light 1px border on my dark 
theme, although most of my setting is quoted. Side effects like 
semitransparent windows when moving, some strange behavour when moving a 
window to the screens top, but basicly it works. It's not as slugish as KDE4 
but clearly slower than twin.

I am couriouse, if that works on other distos, too.

Besides from the proof of principle, I still do not see why anybody would like 
to jettison twin.

> I don't know how often I have to write it: TWin and KWin are the same
> window manager.
>
> The only difference is that KWin uses Qt 4 which is not visible when
> configured correctly (we already discussed that in this thread, haven't
> we?)

Yes, but where's the point? twin works and is fast. Why change?

Nik