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 Frequently Asked Questions: Desktop Ruler
Q: Why transparency settings do not work on my Windows 9x/Me?
Transparency effect for any, not just our ruler window (yes, ruler is a
window too - just a little bit modified), is actually a Microsoft Windows
feature, introduced in version 2000 and kept in later editions (like XP,
for instance).
Transparency effect on older Windows platforms could be done by copying
anything below the ruler and then combining it with ruler graphics. But
since older operating systems are usually running on older (and slower)
computers and we need to perform such graphical combining many times a
second to get smooth movements, ruler would take too much system resources
and become an obstacle instead of useful tool. Therefore, transparency
feature under Windows 9x or Me is definitely not supported and will not be
in further releases of Desktop Ruler. |
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