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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: Can widget have transparent window? (O'Reilly V4 5.3.8)
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Date: 6 Sep 90 21:19:46 GMT
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	By "transparent" X means
       that window will retain parent's pixels. This is a little strange
       definition of transparency, but be it.

It is indeed strange, which is why the (R4 at least) standard Protocol,
Xlib, and Xt manuals do not use this word in this context.