Re: Transparency

[yanxin <ycui wmsvision com>]

  gdk_window_shape_combine_mask( psWidget->window, psMask, 0, 0 ) will do
it, you need to get the mask of your image.

Thanks

Yanxin


Thomas Cameron wrote:

> Nabil,
>
>         I was actually looking to do a transpaernt window, which I have
> found that you can not do unless you write custom Xlib code, or
> something like that.  However, there is a patch out there for
> transparent buttons, and menus.  If you can't make your drawable
> transparent with some GDK calls, then perhaps you could find the patch,
> and adapt it to your needs.  If you like, I will go back through my
> message history and look for the link.
>
> Good luck,
> Tom Cameron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nabil Sayegh [mailto:nas sayegh de]
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 2:30 PM
> To: gtk-app-devel-list
> Subject: Transparency
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm still trying to figure out how to make a drawable transparent. I
> would like to overlay my gui with a transparent widget (eg a
> GtkDrawingArea) to draw some lines on it, only the lines should be
> visible. The rest of the DrawingArea/Pixmap should be transparent so
> that the underlying widgets can be seen.
>
> TIA
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