is it possible to script a transparent IE window?

I have seen some cool .NET apps that use transparent windows and I
would like to know if anyone knows how to script a transparent window
in IE? I use IE to display output/interfaces for vbscript apps and I am
wondering if this is possible?

McKirahan
Wed Apr 06 05:18:12 CDT 2005

<emebohw2@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> I have seen some cool .NET apps that use transparent windows and I
> would like to know if anyone knows how to script a transparent window
> in IE? I use IE to display output/interfaces for vbscript apps and I am
> wondering if this is possible?
>


Are you familiar with HTML Applications (HTA)?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/hta/overview/htaoverview.asp

Basically, scripts with an interface.

emebohw2
Wed Apr 06 09:41:59 CDT 2005

I use tons of HTA's...what I am asking is if you can create a
transparent IE window (probably HTA).

Joe
Wed Apr 06 10:16:43 CDT 2005

Hi,

<emebohw2@netscape.net> wrote in message
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>I use tons of HTA's...what I am asking is if you can create a
> transparent IE window (probably HTA).
>

One of the standard CSS "background" attribute style settings is
"transparent". Is this what you're after?

Joe Earnest

McKirahan
Wed Apr 06 10:27:48 CDT 2005

<emebohw2@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> I use tons of HTA's...

There supposed to be light weight :)

> what I am asking is if you can create a
> transparent IE window (probably HTA).

Can you describe how you would use it?

Perhaps you want an hidden iframe.

Brian
Wed Apr 06 11:09:27 CDT 2005

emebohw2@netscape.net wrote:
> I use tons of HTA's...what I am asking is if you can create a
> transparent IE window (probably HTA).
>

I think you'd have to use a (free, some are gPL'ed) third party application like
Glass2K, Vitrite, or PowerMenu in order to get the transparency effect you seek.

Joe
Wed Apr 06 11:59:44 CDT 2005

Hi,

"Brian Wolven" <brian.wolven@domain.invalid> wrote in message
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> emebohw2@netscape.net wrote:
>> I use tons of HTA's...what I am asking is if you can create a
>> transparent IE window (probably HTA).
>>
>
> I think you'd have to use a (free, some are gPL'ed) third party
> application like Glass2K, Vitrite, or PowerMenu in order to get the
> transparency effect you seek.

PowerMenu seems to an interesting little utility. Thanks for the reference.

Joe Earnest

emebohw2
Wed Apr 06 12:11:13 CDT 2005

Hi McKirahan, I think you have helped me before so thanks for the
response. I would like to create an HTA interface that users could see
their desktop through. Is that possible with CSS? If so, any chance you
have an example?

Not the most important functionality in the world, but rates a 10 to me
on the cool as all getout meter.