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#50605: fix: prevent borders and smearing in transparent frameless/client frame windows on Linux

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Created: Mar 31, 2026, 11:25:07 AM
Merged: Mar 31, 2026, 6:28:56 PM
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Target: 41-x-y

Backport of #50541

See that PR for details.

Notes: Fixed a regression on Linux where transparent frameless windows would have visible borders. Also fixed a longstanding issue where transparent windows on Linux could show smeared and glitched content as windows moved around.

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#50541: fix: prevent borders and smearing in transparent frameless/client frame windows on Linux
Original PR Author
mitchchn
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Merged
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Mar 31, 2026, 11:24:11 AM
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