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KWin is usable outside of KDE too.

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@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ search for 'kwin_composite' at youtube.com (please keep in mind that many of tho
are old and show testing or demo effects).
= Using KWin without KDE desktop =
Just like with older KWin versions it is possible to use KWin also with other desktop
environments or even as a standalone window manager, as long as required KDE libraries
are installed. Please note that KWin is a pure window manager and does not provide a panel
or handle desktop background like some window managers do. KWin's compositing features
work in the standalone mode, with some functionality missing (because of missing taskbar,
for example), and, while this has not been tested, it is expected that compositing
features will work also when running in other desktop environments, possibly with some
functionality missing again. Reports on using KWin with other desktop environments
are welcome.
= Performance =
Compositing internally works by redirecting window drawing to offscreen memory and composing