[Gimp-developer] no image open spec...

[Alexander Rabtchevich]

peter sikking wrote:
> Alexandre wrote:
>    
>>> And we can't (yet) make GTK+ widgets translucent.
>>>        
>> Are you 100% sure?
>>
>> http://www.breakitdownblog.com/gnome-murrine-theme-gets-transparent-
>> widgets/
>>      
>
> that is cool (but not for this UI design). I would like to know
> how universally (all linux WMs, windoze, OS-X) that can be rolled out...
>
>    
Sorry, but what is the use case for transparent image window? It is 
rather contrary to the idea of the dark room. The only thing I can 
imagine is a "lazy" :) user who doesn't want to make a screenshot of a 
window of some other program and put it to a new lower layer to be used 
as some base background.

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With respect
Alexander Rabtchevich