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Subject: Re: Transparent Windows
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Date: Tue, 3-Feb-87 10:14:21 EST
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In article <1262@ucbcad.berkeley.edu> edjames@ic.berkeley.edu (Ed James) writes:
>Does anyone know what the status of transparent windows is in V11?
>
>I heard a rumor that they were to be left in V11 due to complaints
>from the world.  Anybody have the scoop on this?

I believe the current plan is to have two classes of windows, called

	InputOutput, and
	InputOnly

InputOnly windows serve the same purpose as X10 transparent windows,
although I believe they aren't used for clipping.  To do the clipping
operations, you can specify a graphics context that has a list of
clipping rectangles where your transparent window would have been.

	- sam black

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