Re: Application with invisible window

[weasel <weasel beyondnormal org>]

Tristan Van Berkom wrote:
> weasel wrote:
>
> > I would like to create an application that in effect has an invisible 
> > client area in the window that can be drawn to.  I can accomplish this 
> > with transparency and mask, but then each pixel is either on/off, what 
> > I want is alpha translucency.
>
> <snip>
>
> See note here:
> http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-gdk-pixbuf.html#GdkPixbufAlphaMode 
>
> for up-to-date situation on alpha-blending.
>
> Cheers,
>                       -Tristan

Thanks, thats exactly what I was looking for.  Unfortunatly it was not 
the news I was hoping for.  :(  I will look to XFree for more info about 
the status of this.

Thanks,
Nick