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  <title>Pros and cons of compositing</title>

  <section id="pros">
    <title>Advantages</title>
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      <item>
        <p>Better look &amp; feel: Window animations, shadows and transparency.</p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Better support for modern applications: Client-side decorations in GTK3 are better supported by composited window managers.</p>
      </item>
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  <section id="cons">
    <title>Disadvantages</title>

    <list>
      <item>
        <p>GPU rendering: Depending on your graphics card and your drivers, rendering with the GPU (as opposed to the CPU) can result in visual artefacts or screen tearing.</p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Resource usage: Compositing requires more resources. This can result in slower performance or reduced battery autonomy on laptop computers.</p>
      </item>
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