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Transparent Window in Gtk+ 3, python
#!/usr/bin/env python
# Copyright (c) 2017 Kurt Jacobson
# License: https://kcj.mit-license.org/@2017
import cairo
import gi
gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
gi.require_version('Gdk', '3.0')
from gi.repository import Gtk
from gi.repository import Gdk
class TransparentWindow(Gtk.Window):
def __init__(self):
Gtk.Window.__init__(self)
self.set_size_request(300, 220)
self.connect('destroy', Gtk.main_quit)
self.connect('draw', self.draw)
screen = self.get_screen()
visual = screen.get_rgba_visual()
if visual and screen.is_composited():
self.set_visual(visual)
self.set_app_paintable(True)
self.show_all()
def draw(self, widget, context):
context.set_source_rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)
context.set_operator(cairo.OPERATOR_SOURCE)
context.paint()
context.set_operator(cairo.OPERATOR_OVER)
TransparentWindow()
Gtk.main()
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Hello, is there any way to make this not transparent later on?

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