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* how to transparent Emacs?
@ 2015-09-12  2:16 stardiviner
  2015-09-12  3:14 ` Emanuel Berg
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From: stardiviner @ 2015-09-12  2:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Is there a way to make Emacs transparent in KDE?



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* Re: how to transparent Emacs?
  2015-09-12  2:16 how to transparent Emacs? stardiviner
@ 2015-09-12  3:14 ` Emanuel Berg
  2015-09-12  5:10 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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From: Emanuel Berg @ 2015-09-12  3:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs

stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> writes:

> Is there a way to make Emacs transparent in KDE?

That isn't anything I would ever recommend except as
a cool stunt, but if you already have a WM with
transparent windows, how about just doing (in xterm or
whatever shell)

    emacs --no-window

-- 
underground experts united
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573




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* Re: how to transparent Emacs?
  2015-09-12  2:16 how to transparent Emacs? stardiviner
  2015-09-12  3:14 ` Emanuel Berg
@ 2015-09-12  5:10 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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From: Thierry Volpiatto @ 2015-09-12  5:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs

stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> writes:

> Is there a way to make Emacs transparent in KDE?

(set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha 60)

-- 
Thierry




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* Re: how to transparent Emacs?
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@ 2015-09-12  6:19   ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
  2015-09-12  9:11     ` Thierry Volpiatto
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From: Pascal J. Bourguignon @ 2015-09-12  6:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs

Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:

> stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Is there a way to make Emacs transparent in KDE?
>
> (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha 60)

On MacOSX, doesn't work in X11.app for emacs running on linux, but works
with emacsformacosx.

-- 
__Pascal Bourguignon__                 http://www.informatimago.com/
“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a
dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to
keep the man from touching the equipment.” -- Carl Bass CEO Autodesk


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* Re: how to transparent Emacs?
  2015-09-12  6:19   ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
@ 2015-09-12  9:11     ` Thierry Volpiatto
  2015-09-13  8:16       ` tomas
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From: Thierry Volpiatto @ 2015-09-12  9:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs

"Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> writes:

> Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Is there a way to make Emacs transparent in KDE?
>>
>> (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha 60)
>
> On MacOSX, doesn't work in X11.app for emacs running on linux, but works
> with emacsformacosx.

I use this on GNU/Linux without problems.

-- 
Thierry
https://emacs-helm.github.io/helm/




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* Re: how to transparent Emacs?
  2015-09-12  9:11     ` Thierry Volpiatto
@ 2015-09-13  8:16       ` tomas
  2015-09-14 19:27         ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
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From: tomas @ 2015-09-13  8:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Thierry Volpiatto; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs

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On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 11:11:58AM +0200, Thierry Volpiatto wrote:
> "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> writes:
> 
> > Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >> stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> writes:
> >>
> >>> Is there a way to make Emacs transparent in KDE?
> >>
> >> (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha 60)
> >
> > On MacOSX, doesn't work in X11.app for emacs running on linux, but works
> > with emacsformacosx.
> 
> I use this on GNU/Linux without problems.

I guess you need one of the more "modern" compositing window managers.

Regards
- -- tomás
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* Re: how to transparent Emacs?
  2015-09-13  8:16       ` tomas
@ 2015-09-14 19:27         ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
  2015-09-15  7:50           ` tomas
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From: Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo @ 2015-09-14 19:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-gnu-emacs

tomas@tuxteam.de writes:

> On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 11:11:58AM +0200, Thierry Volpiatto wrote:
>> "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> writes:
>> 
>> > Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:
>> >
>> >> stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> writes:
>> >>
>> >>> Is there a way to make Emacs transparent in KDE?
>> >>
>> >> (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha 60)
>> >
>> > On MacOSX, doesn't work in X11.app for emacs running on linux, but
>> > works
>> > with emacsformacosx.
>> 
>> I use this on GNU/Linux without problems.
>
> I guess you need one of the more "modern" compositing window managers.

Yes, for example in the 12 year old xcompmgr it works fine =)

-- 
Jorge.




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* Re: how to transparent Emacs?
  2015-09-14 19:27         ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
@ 2015-09-15  7:50           ` tomas
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From: tomas @ 2015-09-15  7:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs

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On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 03:27:49PM -0400, Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo wrote:
> tomas@tuxteam.de writes:

[...]

> > I guess you need one of the more "modern" compositing window managers.
> 
> Yes, for example in the 12 year old xcompmgr it works fine =)

Touché ;-)

(OTOH -- I'm "on" FVWM and love it! Young'uns ;-D

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