[Lazarus] Issues with apps on Linux...

[Juha Manninen]

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 3:34 PM Bo Berglund via lazarus <
lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:

> I have two questions regarding Lazarus applications on Linux (Ubuntu
> 18 Mate):
>
> 2) Is there a way to make forms transparent on Linux?
> Using the AlphaBlend and AlphaBlendValue do not wor while they do on
> Windows.
> Is there some other way on Linux to make the form body transparent?
> I need to see the background through it since I want to "measure" the
> object by moving the form on top and adjusting its size to fit.
>

AlphaBlend + AlphaBlendValue work here with both GTK2 and QT5 bindings.
It must be a Mate issue in your case.

Juha
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