making the compositor work?

[Net Llama!]

On 11/27/2004 01:05 PM, Andrew Conkling wrote:
> Some time ago (probably on Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:02:22 -0800) 
> "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> had occasion to say the following:
> 
> 
>>I built xfwm4 (from RC1) with the compositor option, however i can't 
>>figure out how to make it work, in terms of transparency.  i added the
>>
>>relevant section to xorg.conf, and i'm seeing the drop shadows, but
>>i'm more interested in transparency than shadows.  am i missing
>>something?
> 
> 
> Sounds like you DO have it working. :P  The panel should be
> semi-transparent, but only if you have certain combinations of options
> selected.  Also, to set any windows transparent, you need (ATM)
> transset, which is available from FD.O AFAIK.  (Google.)  There's no way
> (yet) to apply transparency to a program on startup, but the panel
> incorporates this already.

Ahhh, ok.  I think the dox should mention the need for transset, since 
its not at all clear that this is a requirement.

What combinations of options produce a semi-transparent panel?


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