Re: Opacity not working in Form_Open (gtk)

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 15/04/2025 à 13:15, Bruce Steers a écrit :
> odd.  suddenly setting something like Me.Opacity = 85 in Form_Open has 
> stopped working.
>
> seems to work okay if using it in Form_Show()
>
> But also it seems if you have set it in Form_Open then set it again in 
> Form_Show it does not change (i guess because it's already 85 but 
> showing solid)
>
> that's with gtk3
>
> qt is having other problems with setting Form.Opacity on program load.
> it does not set in Open or Show.
> well it does not show, seems it sets to 1 less than the chosen value.
> Ie..
> Me.Opacity = 85
> Print Me.Opacity
> shows 84 value but object is still solid.
> I can set manually only be doing this...
>
> Public Sub btnSetOpacity_Click()
>
>    Me.Opacity = 100
>    Me.Opacity = 85
>
> End
> then qt shows opacity (albeit 84, 1 value less than chosen)
>
> Respects
> BruceS

Mmm... I'm not sure that setting the opacity after the window has been 
shown will work with all window managers.

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Benoît Minisini.