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Re:Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Most... by NooneAtAll3 on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @07:29AM (#47777635)
is it possible to do this in linux?
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Re:Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Most... by tdeck on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @07:32AM (#47777666)
Sure, in X11 https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/xextproto/shape.html

And for Wayland I found this

https://dev.tizen.narkive.com/AkKHZRHh/wayland-non-rectangul...

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Re:Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Most... by bawolff on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @08:05AM (#47777937)
xeyes must work somehow.
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Re:Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Most... by 1718627440 on Thursday April 16, 2026 @11:39AM (#47794922)
Yeah X11 even allows for holes in windows.
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Re:Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Most... by shatsky on Thursday April 16, 2026 @11:07AM (#47794278)
SDL3 can handle both Wayland and X11: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47790895
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