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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KDesktop 3 transparency patch
From:       Dennis Kasprzyk <onestone () opencompositing ! org>
Date:       2007-06-06 14:41:08
Message-ID: 200706061641.09081.onestone () opencompositing ! org
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Am Mittwoch 06 Juni 2007 15:15:18 schrieb Jos Poortvliet:
> On 6/6/07, Dennis Kasprzyk <onestone@opencompositing.org> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > this patch adds support for real transparency to kdesktop. It adds two
> > new composite manager related features. To activate the features kdesktop
> > has to be started with the "--bg-transparency" option.
> >
> > The first one allows you to change the opacity of the background image.
> > This works currently with the beryl transparent cube and will also work
> > with compiz once the transparent cube gets applied. To activate the
> > feature add the following to your kdesktoprc:
> > [Background Common]
> > BackgroundOpacity=90 (0 = fully transparent / 100 = opaque)
> >
> > The second feature allows compiz (and later maybe other composite
> > managers) to tell kdesktop not to paint the background image
> > ("_COMPIZ_WALLPAPER_SUPPORTED" x atom). In this case compiz is able to
> > paint a viewport dependent background or to make it even animated. This
> > feature looks for changes to the x atom, so that kdesktop will
> > automatically switch back to normal background if kwin gets started or
> > compiz stops to render the wallpaper.
> >
> > This patch is against the current kde3 svn.
> >
> > Regards
> > Dennis
>
> Lovely. But sadly, KDE 3 has been closed for development some time
> ago, KDE 3.5.8 will only feature bugfixes. Unless they want to make an
> exception, of course, but I wouldn't count on that.
>
> Further, Kdesktop is already removed from KDE in KDE 4. So it's up to
> distributions to pick up your patch for KDE 3.5.x, improving compiz
> support. I recommend posting this patch at kde-apps.org, so both users
> and distributions can grab it there for testing and inclusion. I know
> several distro's that will be happy to include this, even though it
> won't make it into the official KDE.
>
> grtz
>
> /superstoned
>

http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/KDesktop+transparency+support?content=59864

Dennis
 
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