Re: Overlaying gtk widgets over a drawingarea

["Toufeeq Hussain" <toufeeqh gmail com>]

Hi Paul,

On 4/24/07, Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com> wrote:
> > * Gnome Canvas looks like the best bet though I haven''t looked at it
> > in detail. I add a drawing area to the canvas and add the widgets
> > accordingly. is that possible ?
>
> you don't get alpha blending in a canvas that supports widgets. they are
> mutually exclusive: you can get an AA canvas that does alpha blending of
> objects or a non-AA canvas that allows z-order stacking of widgets.

Ah, So I get to choose one .. ? :-)

I guess I can go with "non-AA canvas with z-order stacking of widgets"
and give up on my alpha blending needs.

So, is the above possible then with Gnome canvas ?

Yes, you are right when you say that it's not a "google search away".
Maybe an entry about this in the GTK FAQ might help developers with
similar needs.

Thanks,
Toufeeq
PS: Re-sending as I seemed to have missed the list in my earlier mail.
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