tktrans apparently implements [shape]d windows. It is available only for [Windows]. A binary distribution [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11464] is available. ---- [DKF]: This package works by using the bright magenta parts of an image as a mask. This is a horrible trick. ''[FW]: Not bright magenta in general, mind you, just #FF00FF specifically. While a horrible trick, it's very convenient to be able to color anything #ff00ff and have it be a hole in the window'' Also, the last time I looked (admittedly a while ago now) the binary distro was not [stubs]-enabled, so I had to hand-edit the DLL to patch it up to work with my version of [Tk]... ---- [[ [Category Package] ]]