In window compositing, each window is allocated its own buffer and each application can operate independently on it. The output from these buffers can be composited by a window manager on a common desktop in order to show the output from them separately. Along with the rest of the desktop environment, it can have a significant impact on how the buffers are displayed and interacted with. It is necessary to select certain configuration options for IGEL thin clients to enable window compositing.

Prerequisites

• Administrator privileges
• VDI setup with IGEL thin clients

Enabling window compositing locally

Use the following command on the IGEL machine’s terminal to execute the following command:

Parameter windowmanager.wm0.variables.usecompositing = true

Enabling window compositing remotely

1. Launch the IGEL Universal Management Suite.
2. Select the IGEL machine that needs to be configured and edit it:
   Navigate to Configuration > System > Registry > Parameters
3. Using the window manager.wm0.variables.usecompositing checkbox, select Use compositing.
4. Once you have selected this, click Apply.