Re: Adding parameters to windows

[Seiji Zenitani <zenitani@mac.com>]

On 2008/06/04, at 2:46, Jan Djärv wrote:
>
> Glenn Morris skrev:
>> Seiji Zenitani wrote:
>>> I noticed that the transparency code was already installed.
>>> Here is a NEWS entry for it.
>> Thanks; I'll be happy to install that later on today.
>>> (set-frame-parameter nil 'alpha 80)
>> None of these commands do anything for me. AFAIK I am using X with a
>> composite extension:
>> xdpyinfo
>> number of extensions:    32
>>    BIG-REQUESTS
>>    Composite
>>    ...
>> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Not running a compositing window manager?  The transparency stuff is  
> all done by the window manager.  And it must be a window manager  
> that knows how to do that.  I.e. compiz, beryl or some such.


Please fix the NEWS accordingly.


*** Controlling the frame opacity.
The opacity of a frame can now be controlled by setting
the `alpha' frame parameter, on a compositing window manager
(e.g. Compiz, Beryl and Compiz Fusion) for the X Window System.
The alpha parameter ...


Seiji