[Mono-winforms-list] Transparency in NotifyIcon on Linux

[Everaldo Canuto]

Hey,

Could you provide a sample (and simple) case just to check it here?

-Everaldo.

On Dec 19, 2007 2:39 PM, Erik Renes <keenriser at planet.nl> wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
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> I am currently developing an application that lives in the tray. For the
> NotifyIcon, I have used a windows .ico file that has some transparency in
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> If I run my code on windows, using .net 2.0 or mono everything is fine. On
> linux however, every pixel that should be transparent is colored white.
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> I have tried to create an ico file with the least colors possible (16) and
> only one 16x16 image, I have used PNG and GIF images as Icons (using HIcon)
> to try and get it to work, but the same issues arise in every scenario I
> have tried.
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> I have tried on a virtual machine running Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop,
> using winforms 1.2.6 and on a 'normal' machine running Ubuntu 7.10 with Mono
> 1.2.4 (official Ubuntu packages) and 1.2.5.1 (preview packages from
> debian.meebey.net). I have full control over application code and the icon
> used, is this a known issue? Is there anything I haven't thought of that may
> get it to work?
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> Best regards,
>  Erik Renes
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