Re: (no subject)

["Ben FrantzDale" <bfrantzdale Thuban AC HMC Edu>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Jurgen Kobierczynski <jurgen kobierczynski leuven be sykes com>
To: <gnome-gui-list gnome org>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 7:46 AM
Subject: (no subject)


> Hi!
>
> I've a idea, that just occured a few minutes ago...
>
> I'm a kind of user that doesn't like to minimize, or maximize windows. If
I
> want to see the content of a window while I'm working on a other window, I
> have to resize and to reposition the windows next to eachother. Well, what
I
> thought was: Why not create a function that a user has the ability to
toggle
> a window to opaque/transparant mode, with a button ? (like a sticky
button),
> or maybe doubleclik right on the window frame.

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Your suggestion sounds a lot like
windowshading but not quite. Can you describe what you mean by transparent?

--Ben

> There are terminals that has this transparancy possibility, but this is
only
> in the application itself. It's maybe better to integrate this
functionality
> in the windowmanager, before all developers create their own method.
>
> A few questions?
>
> Is it technical possible to make all windows (Gnome/KDE/different-clients)
> transparant?
> If not, Is it technical possible to do this for only the Gnome-based apps?
> Conficts this functionality not with the X specifications, and in
particular
> XFree86?
>
> Jurgen
>
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