alpha-background and EXWM
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artema666 · 2022-02-09 04:18

So alpha-background frame parameter was recently added to master in
emacs 29 (GTK + cairo), but it does not  seem to work for me in EXWM,
only cursor and modeline get transparent. It works in KDE plasma (kwin
as compositor). I tried two compositors: xcompmgr and picom but
nothing. Normal alpha parameter works fine.

Anyone was able to make it work for EXWM?

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EcstaticBill2638 · 2022-02-09 05:14

I'm on an older version but I just use picom and `(set-frame-parameter
nil 'alpha (cons 80 80))`, where you want an opacity of 80. Works on
everything except X buffers.

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artema666 · 2022-02-09 05:17

alpha makes the text also transparent, new alpha-background only the
background, is partial transparency

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EcstaticBill2638 · 2022-02-09 05:21

Oh I see, my mistake

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