I wonder if there is a way to make frames partially transparent (I believe
translucent is the right term here)? This is possible in some operating
systems (at least some versions of Windows support this) and I have done it
with Borland CBuilder, but it is possible in wxPython? It would not be very
usful course, but it would be intresting to try. Plus it would be cool.
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Heikki Salo
Heikki Salo wrote:
I wonder if there is a way to make frames partially transparent (I believe
translucent is the right term here)? This is possible in some operating
systems (at least some versions of Windows support this) and I have done it
with Borland CBuilder, but it is possible in wxPython? It would not be very
usful course, but it would be intresting to try. Plus it would be cool.
Does the ShapedWindow demo do what you want? (I think it didn't get put in the demo tree, but you can run it directly from the demo directory.)
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Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org Java give you jitters? Relax with wxPython!
Robin Dunn wrote:
Heikki Salo wrote:
> I wonder if there is a way to make frames partially transparent
>(I believe
> translucent is the right term here)? This is possible in some operating
> systems (at least some versions of Windows support this) and I
>have done it
> with Borland CBuilder, but it is possible in wxPython? It would
>not be very
> usful course, but it would be intresting to try. Plus it would be cool.Does the ShapedWindow demo do what you want? (I think it didn't get put
in the demo tree, but you can run it directly from the demo directory.)
It is in the demo tree alright, but by transparent I mean a window that does
not obscure anything behind it (so that the penguin-image itself would be
half-transparent too). But now when you suggested, I think I try to play
around with the demos and see if I can do anthing similar. It is not vital
to me (well, actually I dont do anything with it at the moment), but I try
to make some tinkering. I will see if I can do that without using C++
Heikki Salo wrote:
Robin Dunn wrote:
Heikki Salo wrote:
I wonder if there is a way to make frames partially transparent
(I believe
translucent is the right term here)? This is possible in some operating
systems (at least some versions of Windows support this) and I
have done it
with Borland CBuilder, but it is possible in wxPython? It would
not be very
usful course, but it would be intresting to try. Plus it would be cool.Does the ShapedWindow demo do what you want? (I think it didn't get put
in the demo tree, but you can run it directly from the demo directory.)It is in the demo tree alright, but by transparent I mean a window that does
not obscure anything behind it (so that the penguin-image itself would be
half-transparent too). But now when you suggested, I think I try to play
around with the demos and see if I can do anthing similar. It is not vital
to me (well, actually I dont do anything with it at the moment), but I try
to make some tinkering. I will see if I can do that without using C++
2.5 will have some alpha blending abilities, not sure how it will work with shaped windows though... There are some platform APIs that would probably be better and I have it on my TODO list to investigate adding support for using those APIs where available.
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Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org Java give you jitters? Relax with wxPython!