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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: transparent windows
From:       Michael Brade <Michael.Brade () informatik ! uni-muenchen ! de>
Date:       2001-06-26 22:29:53
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On Tuesday 26 June 2001 23:27, Ralf Nolden wrote:
> Mathieu Chouinard wrote:
> > On Tuesday 26 June 2001 15:42, Rik Hemsley wrote:
> > > #if Mathieu Chouinard
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > A simple question, is there a way to make all kde2 windows
> > > > transparent?
> > >
> > > Yes, use an LCD screen and take the back off.
> > >
> > > Rik
> > >
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> >
> > I was talk for a widget theme
> > Mathieu
>
> Mathieu, you could use the megagradient's menu drawing routine
> (kdelibs/kstyles) for other widgets as well.
Nope, won't work. If you move such a window you'll get the "old" window
shine through the new one. And as this is recursive you'll get a finally a 
black window after moving it just about 10 pixel far. I know that because I 
tried it already for KNotes ;) The only way to get real transparent windows 
is to use XFree 4's XRender extension. I'm working on this for KNotes for KDE 
2.3...

> Would be fun to have
> *everything* transparent.
Yes, definitely :-)
Perhaps I'll get that one done for KDE 2.4? Just dreaming ;)

Ciao,
  Michael

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