Re: creating rounded windows ?

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

Jan Hudec wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 17:33:38 +0100, Francois Berger wrote:
>  
> > i'm a newbie to gtkmm and i'd like to know if it is possible to use
> > some kind of transparency property to create a rounded frame, or a
> > frame with a hole in it...
> >    
>
> IIRC among the examples there is one that creates shaped window. It
> should be the one called 'wheelbarrow'. Have a look there.
>
> However I am not sure it's a good idea to use this. It might be,
> depending on what you are doing, but a standard look and feel is usualy
> more usable. Also note, that the window decoration is under control of
> window manager, NOT the application.
>
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> 						 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb ucw cz>
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Having been a Windows programmer for many years, this post intrigues 
me.  Is there no support for the concept of "owner drawn" controls and 
windows under linux?

Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>