Re: creating rounded windows ?

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

Jan Hudec wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 08:06:31 -0600, Bob Caryl wrote:
>  
> > 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.
> > >      
> > 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?
> >    
>
> *ALL* windows and controls are drawn by the owner in X. The X server
> only provides drawing.  I was talking about the *decoration*.
> "Decoration" means the frame around most windows, that usualy contains
> things like maximize and close buttons. That is drawn by a separate
> application called "window manager" and that application will draw
> rectangular frames even if the window itself will be shaped.
>
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> 						 Jan 'Bulb' Hudec <bulb ucw cz>
>  
Thanks to all for clearing this up for me.

Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>