user519179
user519179

Reputation:

X11 transparent window: click-through only where alpha = 0

Can I have a window with alpha that I can click-through the 100% transparent portions of the window? I'm looking for a general solution not based on the shapes extension.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1530

Answers (1)

user149341
user149341

Reputation:

The X11 Nonrectangular Window Shape Extension is the answer you're looking for.

You may be getting confused by the description of this protocol as an "extension". X11 implements many features as extensions to the base protocol. It doesn't mean that these features are nonstandard or that they should be avoided; it just means they weren't part of X11 when it was released in 1987.

Upvotes: 4

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