On Fri, 4 Oct 1996, Tim Phipps wrote:
> > +-----+
> > | |`-----+
> > | || |\
> > | || | \
> > +-----+| |`----+
> > \ +-` || |\
> > \ | || ||
> > \ +-------+| ||
> > \ ` `-------+|
> > `-`----`-------`
> I remember an ancient X program that would draw shadows on the root window
> just like this. It used a stipple of black dots to darken the root window
> below application windows. It used the stacking order to increase the
> depth of shadow for the top windows. It did not draw shadows on top of
> other windows, just the root window so the effect wasn't perfect.
I had done this form of shadowing in a DOS text-mode library I wrote in the
late 80's. Each window had a "level" attribute, which determined how "high"
above the desktop it was. Watching the window's shadow vary its height as
you dragged it across the screen was a very, very neat effect.
> This could be done with a module (if anyone wants to volunteer!), I don't
> think there's any reason to put it in fvwm itself.
I agree.
Rich
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Received on Fri Oct 04 1996 - 09:00:08 BST