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XRENDER is an experimental step in building a newer and modern graphics rendering system that can keep up with the demands of visual appearance on current user interfaces.
The X Rendering Extension (Render) introduces digital image composition as the foundation of a new rendering model within the X Window System. Rendering geometric figures is accomplished by client-side tesselation into either triangles or trapezoids. Text is drawn by loading glyphs into the server and rendering sets of them.
| • Picture formats: | ||
| • The picture object: | ||
| • Glyphs and Glyphsets: | ||
| • Using glyphs: | ||
| • Using cursors: | ||
| • Errors (Extensions): |