If you make all windows think they are always completely exposed, you get a lot of useless drawing. This is for windows that constantly update some parts (like browsers with animated GIFs).
The result would be a lot of wasted CPU and task switches, bogging down slower machines condsiderably!
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If you make all windows think they are always completely exposed, you get a lot of useless drawing. This is for windows that constantly update some parts (like browsers with animated GIFs).
The result would be a lot of wasted CPU and task switches, bogging down slower machines condsiderably!
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