Re: The frame parameter 'alpha

[Chong Yidong]

Seiji Zenitani <address@hidden> writes:

> If the user sets
>   (set-frame-parameter nil 'alpha '(nil 60))
> the frame opacity remains opaque (100%).  Then, when the user selects
> another frame emacs changes the frame opacity to 60%.  However, when
> the user selects the original frame again, the frame opacity remains
> to be 60% because emacs does nothing.  So, the active alpha nil has
> two different states.
>
> Previously, nil was similar to "default" values.
> In the case of active alpha nil, the frame always remains opaque.
> In the case of inactive frames, nil means "the same as active frames".
> I prefer the previous behavior.  Any idea?

In bug#1328, a user complained that the previous behavior causes
misbehavior with Compiz:

http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1328

Can you suggest a way to make everyone happy?