Run Winstep Xtreme as Remote App -> Black Bars around Docks

glockmane · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:52 am **Posts:** 3

Hi,

trying out Winstep Xtreme.. Would love to buy, but I want to run it on another Machine and open it via RemoteApp (Remote Desktop).. Works but there are black areas around some Elements (Top Dock, Bottom Dock), please see the attached picture..

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Stefan

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 11936

The Winstep application uses layered windows and alpha transparency, looks like RemoteApp is not properly converting to the target PC what should be a surface area that is 0.5% transparent (i.e. should not be visible at all, but appears solid black in that picture).

Unfortunately that seems to be an issue in RemoteApp, the source PC and/or the target PC.

glockmane · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:52 am **Posts:** 3

Thanks for the quick answer! And there is no way/setting on the Application Side to turn that area of or fully transparent? Already tried fiddling with Remote Desktop Settings..

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 11936

glockmane wrote:

And there is no way/setting on the Application Side to turn that area of or fully transparent?

No... it can't be 100% transparent because otherwise mouse clicks and mouse movements would "fall through" to the windows below (which would then cause the dock to un-magnify as soon as the mouse pointer passed through any "holes" in the icons)

glockmane · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:52 am **Posts:** 3

Thanks for explaining.. Interestingly this only happens for Docks and Shelves, Modules look fine!

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