Re: Adding parameters to windows

[Jan Djärv]

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.

> This is a build --with-x-toolkit=athena, if that matters.

It doesn't.

        Jan D.