Re: gtk_widget_shape_combine_mask and gdk_window_set_child_shapes
- From: Andrew Shafer <shafer realmsys com>
- To: gtk-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: gtk_widget_shape_combine_mask and gdk_window_set_child_shapes
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:32:04 -0700
Any one? Any one? Bueller?
On Sun, 2005-11-27 at 16:57 -0700, Andrew Shafer wrote:
> Anyone have experience using gdk_window_set_child_shapes? or
> (merge_child_shapes)
>
> I don't really understand how it works.
>
> The effect I want is to have a top level window without decorations that
> appears to have a few sections (normal gtk widgets) that appear to float
> around together.
>
> I apply gtk_widget_shape_combine_mask to the different and they look
> good in the layout.
>
> I was hoping I could then call gdk_window_set_child_shapes is the gdk
> window of the top level and everything would be great, but instead this
> makes everything disappear.
>
> The application is running and if I run xwininfo, all the children
> windows exist and have the proper dimension, but nothing appears on
> screen. Further, if I iconify/deiconify (under Gnome) I see an outline
> collapse into the taskbar.
>
> If I call gdk_window_set_child_shapes the behavior is also strange, now
> the main window draws with a truncated rectangular version that cuts off
> across the other sections. (xwininfo says the children still have their
> original dimension)
>
> If I compose a bitmap mask of the exact dimension and placement of all
> the widgets, then I can call gtk_widget_shape_combine_mask on the
> toplevel and get the desired behavior. I want to avoid doing this
> because it would be a royal pain to update the mask for any little
> change.
>
> Any suggestions, ideas, or experience will be welcomed :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew Shafer
>
>
>
>
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