[fpc-pascal] transparent windows on X11

Eduardo Morras nec556 at retena.com
Mon Mar 17 15:34:07 CET 2008


At 15:17 17/03/2008, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Anybody know how to use Xlib API to create transparent windows?  This
>is for use with fpGUI Toolkit. For example. I have a Label component
>(which is actually a mini window) and have to always specify and paint
>a background color. If I don't, I see all kinds of rubbish as the
>background.

I never programmed under X system but perhaps you search this for?

http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/xorg/2005-October/010877.html

>I want to place the Label component/window on another window (Form),
>and only want to see the text of the label. The background window must
>show through.  Any ideas?

Don't know sorry


>Regards,
>   - Graeme -
>
>
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