Changes between Version 57 and Version 58 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

Sep 16, 2007, 10:08:40 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

RavuAlHemio

Comment:

Update on X11 transparency.

Using Pidgin

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 === Can I make Pidgin transparent/translucent? ===
-It is not possible to make Pidgin translucent in Linux and other platforms that use X11.
-
-The X.org X11R6 server provides a COMPOSITE extension that allows applications to have true translucency, but it is X.org-specific and it requires support at the GTK+ level (if it is to be per-widget).  We do not wish to support this form of translucency until it is supported by GTK+.  We also do not wish to implement the pseudo-translucency offered by other programs (by copying a section of your background image, tinting it, and plastering it onto a Pidgin window).
+It is not yet possible to make Pidgin translucent in Linux and other platforms that use X11.
+
+The X.org X11 server provides a COMPOSITE extension that allows applications to have true translucency, but it is X.org-specific and it requires support at the GTK+ level (if it is to be per-widget). (GDK version 2.12, due 2007-09-19, is expected to support this.) Pseudo-translucency offered by other programs (by copying a section of your background image, tinting it, and plastering it onto a Pidgin window) will never be implemented.
+
+See also ticket #3124.