On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 03:39:58PM +0200, Tuomo Valkonen wrote: > To get proper transparency/translucency, you'd need the FDO X server > (see http://xserver.freedesktop.org/) and make use of its Damage and > Composite extensions.
Well, actually, to get "transparency" of rectangles and other simple areas, it would be possible to use the XShape extension to set a shape for the window that excludes that area. But it is yet another awful kludge, and e.g. mouse presses on that area would not be catched by the window. -- Tuomo
