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From: aob@lanl.gov (Alexander O. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: drawing rectangles over windows
Message-ID: <56680@lanl.gov>
Date: 11 Jul 90 16:39:09 GMT
Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
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I am trying to draw rectangles in the whole screen, not just in
one particluar window.  If I try drawing in root using XDrawRectangles,
is will draw only in root and not in the subwindows that are on top
of it.  Is there any way I can draw over the whole screen by putting
a transparent window on top of it or something?

Incidentally, I am trying to do this because I am trying to create a
"rubber band" to circle a area of the screen to dump.  If anyone has
done this or knows of a code in which this is done, please tell me.

Any help would be greatly appreciated !!

				Alex Brown
				aob@beta.lanl.gov