from francois bourcier <Francois.Bourcier@epita.fr> :
-=)> As the document says, the parameter shape_mask is the clipping
-=)> mask that should be used for transparency. To set
-=)> the cliping mask in a GC, use XSetClipMask(display, gc, shape_mask)
-=)> then use this gc to show your pixmap.
-=)>
>Yes, the documentation says that, but that is not the problem .
>I know I have to set a shape_mask.
>But how do you know the pixmapfile transparent color (if there's one), if
There is no such a thing as a transparent color as in GIF in libXpm.
Transparency is achieved via the clipping mask by drawing
only the pixels that are not "transparent".
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