new to development

[Jasper Huijsmans]

Op vr 05-03-2004, om 00:29 schreef Norman V. Bauer:
> Hello List,
> 
> I am new to development. I've done the Scripting thing, shell scripting 
> and java that is. Now I am looking to get a grip on C, as it pertains to 
> XFCE4.
> 
> One of the things I want to do (for my personal system) is change the 
> XFCE panel so that it can be transparent. Similar to OS X. What I really 
> want to know is if this is at all possible in C? And am I correct, XFCE 
> is written in C not C++?
> 

X can't do true transparency, you'll have to 'fake' it. Try looking at
the code for the gnome panel. Basically you have to find the background
image (using the _XROOTPMAP_ID property on the X root window) and set
the background for the panel window accordingly.

I'm not sure it will work, perhaps the plugins will need to be changed
as well.

	Jasper