Enable transparency for placeholder windows

[ghost]

If I understand correctly, this could be controlled by client.placeholder or client.background?

[Airblader]

I somewhat assume that https://github.com/i3/i3/pull/2646 might have solved this already. Can you make sure to run a current development version of i3 and try if it really doesn't work?

[ghost]

 % i3 -v
i3 version 4.13-111-g7a9e51db (2017-02-24, branch "gaps-next") © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors

I tried

set $none #00000000
client.placeholder      $none   $none   $none   $none
client.background       $none

but it didn't work.

[8carlosf]

don't you need to do set $none "#00000000"? otherwise the last part will be read as a comment..

Edit: I really don't know if this is true, just putting it out there

[Luvideria]

don't you need to do set $none "#00000000"? otherwise the last part will be read as a comment..

Edit: I really don't know if this is true, just putting it out there

No, in the i3 config file the line is commented if it begins by a '#'

[Airblader]

I'm closing this issue has i3-gaps is being migrated into i3. If this issue still applies, please reopen it in i3.