How to make transparent window on linux

Question

I want to make application an application with a splash screen on Linux.

I want to use X11 and glx (OpenGL application).

I\'ve found a way to remove the bord

Answer 1

This is definitely something that you will want to offload to the GPU. I would not recommend directly using the X11 lib for performance reasons. Let OpenGL do it. I did find the following link for glXChooseVisual.

Also, here is another S.O. question that may be helpful.

Furthermore, this is for windows, but it should still apply.