# Shaped SDL window - kde2

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/shaped-sdl-window-kde2/3793>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [January 24, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/shaped-sdl-window-kde2/3793 "2001-01-24T13:48:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andreas\_Schiffler](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f1d935/32.png) [@Andreas\_Schiffler](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Andreas_Schiffler)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/shaped-sdl-window-kde2/3793/1 "2001-01-24T13:48:07Z")

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Sam Lantinga wrote:

> > It WAS the windows manager!
> 
> > The app works fine with “twm” and “fvwm2” but _crashes_ the Xserver under  
> > “helix-gnome/sawmill”.

KDE2 also has some problems with the shaped SDL window - it doesn’t show the shape at  
all. xfaces behaves the same way.

It is a known problem with “kwin”.

> If you post a link to a complete example, I can download it and test it here.

Thanks! Will do that later today …

Ciao  
Andreas–  
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