Trayer Transparency Doesn't Work

Question

I changed this from a fluxbox problem to a trayer problem, but they could be related. I am trying to get trayer to be transparent but it is just starting as a white box. I issue the command
trayer --edge top --align right --widthtype pixel --width 200 --transparent true --alpha 255 &
Any ideas
Thanks
Last edited by cu3edweb (2007-11-11 02:44:12)

Answer 1

sure. I edited the current pkgbuild and installed 0.74. You can do the same if you like. You can set the location / size very easily in the config, and also other settings.
here is my config:
# vim:filetype=config:tw=80:et
# This is sample ~/.stalonetrayrc, resembling default configuration.
# Remember: command line parameters take precedence.
# Directives introduced in 0.7.4 are marked with "NEW in 0.7.4"
# stalonetray understands following directives
# background <color> # color can be specified as an HTML hex triplet or
# as a name from rgb.txt, note that '#' must be quoted
background "#777777"
# decorations <decspec> # set trays window decorations; possible values for
# decspec are: all, title, border, none
decorations none
# display <display name> # as usual
# dbg_level <int> # controls the amount of debug info (for this setting to
# have effect, stalonetray sources must have been
# configured and compiled with --enable-debug)
# dbg_level 2
# fuzzy_edges [<level>] # enable fuzzy edges and set fuzziness level. level
# can be from 0 (disabled) to 3; this setting works
# with tinting and/or transparent and/or pixmap
# backgrounds (NEW in 0.7)
fuzzy_edges 0
# geometry <geometry> # tray's geometry in standard X notation
geometry 140x64-50-14
# grow_gravity <gravity> # one of N, S, E, W, NW, NE, SW, SE; tray will grow
# in the direction opposite to one specified by
# grow_gravity; if horizontal or vertical
# direction is not specified, tray will not grow in
# that direction
grow_gravity NW
# icon_gravity <gravity> # icon placement gravity, one of NW, NE, SW, SE
icon_gravity NW
# icon_size <int> # specifies dimensions of typical icon slot
icon_size 34
# ignore_icon_resize [<bool>] # ignore icon attempts to resize their windows
# (NEW in 0.7)
ignore_icon_resize false
# max_width <int> # specifies maximal tray's width (0 = no limit)
max_width 0
# max_height <int> # specifies maximal tray's height (0 = no limit)
max_height 0
# no_shrink [<bool>] # disables shrink-back mode (NEW in 0.7)
no_shrink false
# parent_bg [<bool>] # whether to use pseudo-transparency
# (looks better when reparented into smth like FvwmButtons)
parent_bg false
# pixmap_bg <path_to_xpm> # use pixmap from specified xpm file for (tiled) background
# pixmap_bg /home/user/.stalonetraybg.xpm
# respect_icon_hints [<bool>] # try to respect icon hints (NEW in 0.7)
respect_icon_hints false
# skip_taskbar [<bool>] # hide tray`s window from the taskbar
skip_taskbar true
# sticky [<bool>] # make a tray`s window sticky across the
# desktops/pages
sticky true
# tint_color <color> # set tinting color (NEW in 0.7)
tint_color white
# tint_level <level> # set tinting level; level ranges from 0 (disabled)
# to 255 (NEW in 0.7)
tint_level 85
# transparent [<bool>] # whether to use root-transparency (background
# image must be set with Esetroot or compatible utility)
transparent true
# vertical [<bool>] # whether to use vertical layout (horisontal layout
# is used by default)
vertical false
# window_layer <layer> # set the EWMH-compatible window layer; one of:
# bootom, normal, top
window_layer normal
# window_type <type> # set the EWMH-compatible window type; one of:
# dock, normal, toolbar, utility
window_type dock
# withdrawn [<bool>] # start withdrawn (NEW in 0.7, prior to that
# withdrawn mode was default!)
withdrawn false
# xsync [<bool>] # whether to operate on X server synchronously (SLOOOOW)
xsync false