From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Seiji Zenitani Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Adding parameters to windows Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:07 -0400 Message-ID: <6528D089-9E3B-439E-9BE8-22228BBE2DD3@mac.com> References: <5E334A4B-4D42-49E9-A05D-FFD689BD59B7@mac.com> <6n4p8ae7vs.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <48463A2A.40401@swipnet.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1212630347 4293 80.91.229.12 (5 Jun 2008 01:45:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:45:47 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Glenn Morris , Stefan Monnier , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_Dj=E4rv?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 05 03:46:29 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1K44YV-0008DK-F8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:46:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55648 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K44Xi-00037D-RS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:30 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K44Xc-00032H-50 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:24 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K44Xa-000314-Lc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:23 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35013 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K44Xa-000311-Fx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:22 -0400 Original-Received: from smtpoutm.mac.com ([17.148.16.81]:59445) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K44XT-0007s1-Dm; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:45:15 -0400 Original-Received: from asmtp016-bge351000 (asmtp016-bge351000 [10.150.69.79]) by smtpoutm.mac.com (Xserve/smtpout018/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id m551jDEn002081; Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:45:13 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from [10.0.1.200] (c-98-218-103-81.hsd1.md.comcast.net [98.218.103.81]) by asmtp016.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-6.03 (built Mar 14 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0K1Y00AQ2VJBJQ60@asmtp016.mac.com>; Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:45:13 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: <48463A2A.40401@swipnet.se> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.924) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.7-5.2 (or MacOS X 10.2-10.4) (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:98438 Archived-At: On 2008/06/04, at 2:46, Jan Dj=E4rv 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 =20= > all done by the window manager. And it must be a window manager =20 > 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