New optionswindow: wo_transparentbackground

[fredvs]

Hello.

There is a new shape in optionswindow: wo_transparentbackground.
Setting this option allows to only see the child-components of the form, the background will be transparent.
It works for Linux and Windows.

You will need to recompile MSEide (or ideU) with the last commits of MSEgui to see that new option in the project inspector.

To enable it, just add in form.oncreate this:

procedure tmainfo.oncreate(const sender: TObject);
begin
 optionswindow := [wo_groupleader,wo_taskbar,wo_alwaysontop,wo_transparentbackground]; // this as example
 SetChildBounds(sender); // this will create a list of child-bounds needed for creation of the shape of form.
end;

There is a demo in MSEuniverse:
https://github.com/mse-org/mseuniverse/tree/main/samples/forms/transparentbackground

Here the form on the project:

And here compiled:

Fre;D

[fredvs]

Added in commit: 0943f1a new window options:

wo_transparentbackgroundround: to have a transparent form with all the children visible and shape rounded.
You may use mse_radiuscorner to set the radius of the rounded corners.

wo_inalldesktops: to have the form visible on all the desktops.

It works for X11 and Windows.

[fredvs]

Demo of the different window options:

With default options:

With option wo_noframe

With option wo_rounded

With option wo_ellipse

With option wo_transparentbackground

With option wo_transparentbackgroundround

With option wo_transparentbackgroundellipse

[rchastain]

Good job Fred!
By the way, I don't find wo_rounded in my documentation. I don't know why.