Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-02 Thread Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder
On Sun, 2002-09-01 at 16:35, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Christian Schoenebeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [transparency] > Someone has to design how this fits in with the existing X11 > protocol, probably develop an extension, then write the code, > and inv

Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-01 Thread Robin
if I recall correctly, the window manager in OSX uses double-buffering, and 10.2 uses GL to speed the transparancies. however, it's not as fast... Nicos Gollan wrote: >On Sunday 01 September 2002 16:35, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: > > >>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> >>Christian Schoen

Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-01 Thread Nicos Gollan
On Sunday 01 September 2002 16:35, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Christian Schoenebeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I'm still waiting for the ability to use real transparency. What's > > the deal with this anyway? I mean, what is the problem that there's > >

Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-01 Thread Rob Hensley
On Sun, 1 Sep 2002, Michael P. Soulier wrote: > On 01/09/02 Miquel van Smoorenburg did speaketh: > > > Someone has to design how this fits in with the existing X11 > > protocol, probably develop an extension, then write the code, > > and invent and document an API for this. > > > > Then all appli

Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-01 Thread Tinus Kotzé
My guess to the real transparency is example, take a sound player and play music so that there is as counter counting down. Move to so that it is just above your 'K' or gnome foot, and then open the menu. You will probably notice the time stopped ticking... Real transparency is when they dont ta

Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-01 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 01/09/02 Miquel van Smoorenburg did speaketh: > Someone has to design how this fits in with the existing X11 > protocol, probably develop an extension, then write the code, > and invent and document an API for this. > > Then all applications that want real transparency probably need to > be r

Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-01 Thread Kent West
Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >Christian Schoenebeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I'm still waiting for the ability to use real transparency. What's the deal >>with this anyway? I mean, what is the problem that there's still only pseudo >>transparency? >>

Re: real transparency (under X11)

2002-09-01 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christian Schoenebeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm still waiting for the ability to use real transparency. What's the deal >with this anyway? I mean, what is the problem that there's still only pseudo >transparency? Someone has to design how this fits in with