To answer to Benjamin: Actually, I'm using a script which opens fb0
using an executable called "stgfb_control". This executable has as
mandatory parameter the global alpha...


On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Defnet, Benjamin R <
benjamin.r.def...@intel.com> wrote:

>  Is there a reason you need a global alpha value?
>
>
>
> *From:* Wejdene SMIDA [mailto:smid...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, October 08, 2010 10:44 AM
> *To:* Defnet, Benjamin R
> *Subject:* Re: [directfb-users] changing background opacity
>
>
>
> Thank you Haithem and Benjamin for your answers.
>
> To Haithem: yes, i tryed bg-none but i got a black screen
> (instead of a transparent one) and i think it is due to the global
> alpha value which i set in the beginning (when opening fb0 using
> stgfb_control alpha=128 meaning full opacity).
>
> To benjamin: Please correct me if i'm wrong, i tryed doing this
> using fbset -rgba option, but nothing changed, I think this is what
> you've suggested...
>
> My main issue is that global alpha value which i think dominates
> the "relative ones" so that i can not change the background alpha...
>
> Thanks again :)
>
> --
> Wejden
>
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Defnet, Benjamin R <
> benjamin.r.def...@intel.com> wrote:
>
> You can set the background color alpha to transparent for your display
> layer using
>
>
>
> IDirectFBDisplayLayer-> 
> *SetBackgroundColor*<http://www.directfb.org/docs/DirectFB_Reference_1_4/IDirectFBDisplayLayer_SetBackgroundColor.html>(r,
> g, b, a)
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* directfb-users-boun...@directfb.org [mailto:
> directfb-users-boun...@directfb.org] *On Behalf Of *Wejdene SMIDA
> *Sent:* Friday, October 08, 2010 6:48 AM
> *To:* directfb-users@directfb.org
> *Subject:* [directfb-users] changing background opacity
>
>
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm too new with directFB, I'm using the 1.4.3 version cross-compiled
> for the STB5202 platform.
> This is the scenario:
> I'm displaying a video using ST application on the first layer, and my
> purpose it to show a small browser window over the video so that we
> can see both of the video and the browser.
> The problem I'm facing is the transparency: when the global alpha
> value is set to be full opaque, the video can not be displayed anymore
> (it's hidden), and when I decrease the alpha value I can see both the
> video and the browser but the browser window is not opaque (it takes
> naturally in consideration the global alpha value)
> My question: Is there any way to change the background opacity so that
> it can be transparent (in order to display the video)?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
> Wejden
>
>
>
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