Re: Making Windows "really" Transparent

From: Walter Francis (wally_at_theblackmoor.net)
Date: 06/30/05

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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:01:46 -0400 (EDT)

    > how can i make windows really transparent unter kde (fedora core 4) with
    > xorg?

    If you google around, there are guides. Basically you add this to
    xorg.conf:

    Section "Extensions"
            Option "Composite" "Enable"
    EndSection

    And in the kcontrol Window Behavior, there should be a Translucency
    option, turn it on. You might have to restart X. That should
    do it. You'll want to adjust some windows so they don't go opaque
    on you most likely, you can do that by right-clicking on their titlebar
    and it's in Advanced I think. Windows Properties, etc

    Your card DOES have to be 3d and be reasonably fast for this, plus
    it uses a bit of memory, so I wouldn't do it on a wimpy system. 

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