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Re: Punch a hole through a window other than your own?
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Re: Punch a hole through a window other than your own?


  • Subject: Re: Punch a hole through a window other than your own?
  • From: Finlay Dobbie <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:23:54 +0100

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:24:47 -0500, Jay Koutavas <email@hidden> wrote:
> I know it's possible to punch a transparent hole through my own
> window using a transparent custom view. But... is it possible, by
> hook or by crook, to punch a hole through another application's
> window?

Not by any supported method, no. You can only modify windows that
belong to your connection to the windowserver.

Obviously there are ways of doing this (APE, SIMBL, whatever) but I
wouldn't recommend it.

 -- Finlay
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