'has_transparent_background()' gives 'True' while background is black

florxb

Hey guys! I wanted to make a transparent background so I rebuild the following tutorial to 2:18: I also followed this: https://godotengine.org/qa/44699/transparent-background-so-that-desktop-is-visible sadly I get a black background, after all the steps. But printing get_tree().get_root().has_transparent_background() gives me True

Does anybody know what to do in this case or where to look?

Godot version: Godot Engine v3.3.3.stable.arch_linux

cybereality

You have to set borderless to true in the display settings.

florxb

Thank you for the answer. I already did.

cybereality

Actually, the borderless shouldn't matter. Are you sure you set this when the app starts?

get_tree().get_root().set_transparent_background(true)

florxb

Yes, that is true. It is in the _ready(): - method of the only script I have in the project at the moment. And it seems to work: the Viewport is transparent, as the getter tells me. But it is not shown as it would work... And yes: both "Per Pixel Transparency"-Options in "Display/Window" are enabled.

cybereality

Can you explain more about what is not working or maybe provide a picture? I've never had any problem with the functionality (on Ubuntu Linux).

cybereality

Can you try this project, which I confirmed works on my system?