(no subject)

["Jurgen Kobierczynski" <jurgen kobierczynski leuven be sykes com>]

Hi!

I've a idea, that just occured a few minutes ago...

I'm a kind of user that doesn't like to minimize, or maximize windows. If I
want to see the content of a window while I'm working on a other window, I
have to resize and to reposition the windows next to eachother. Well, what I
thought was: Why not create a function that a user has the ability to toggle
a window to opaque/transparant mode, with a button ? (like a sticky button),
or maybe doubleclik right on the window frame.

There are terminals that has this transparancy possibility, but this is only
in the application itself. It's maybe better to integrate this functionality
in the windowmanager, before all developers create their own method.

A few questions?

Is it technical possible to make all windows (Gnome/KDE/different-clients)
transparant?
If not, Is it technical possible to do this for only the Gnome-based apps?
Conficts this functionality not with the X specifications, and in particular
XFree86?

Jurgen

____________________________________________

Jurgen Kobierczynski
System Admin

SYKES Belgium
Staatsbaan 4C1
3210 Lubbeek

Tel: +32 (0)16 629200
Fax: +32 (0)16 629210
Mob: +32 (0)477 436831
____________________________________________