Vista - Transparency shortcuts?

Are there any keyboard shortcuts to change the transparency on the fly?
I'd like to read my e-mail or newsgroups with Thunderbird while watching
TV underneath in the background. But be able to change the transparency
if I pop up a picture.

"Anthony Marsh" <anthony_marsh@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:AZGdncyovM1jPZDbnZ2dnUVZ_obinZ2d@comcast.com...
> Are there any keyboard shortcuts to change the transparency on the fly?
> I'd like to read my e-mail or newsgroups with Thunderbird while watching
> TV underneath in the background. But be able to change the transparency if
> I pop up a picture.


You could resize the TV window, dock it in a corner, setting it to always on
top. This is a good excuse to purchase a widescreen LCD. I bought a 20"
widescreen LCD and would never go back to 4:3.

mi

miss-information wrote:
> "Anthony Marsh" <anthony_marsh@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:AZGdncyovM1jPZDbnZ2dnUVZ_obinZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Are there any keyboard shortcuts to change the transparency on the fly?
>> I'd like to read my e-mail or newsgroups with Thunderbird while
>> watching TV underneath in the background. But be able to change the
>> transparency if I pop up a picture.
>
>
> You could resize the TV window, dock it in a corner, setting it to
> always on top. This is a good excuse to purchase a widescreen LCD. I
> bought a 20" widescreen LCD and would never go back to 4:3.
>
> mi


I have the TV in a PIP window now on my 26" LCD. It is ok, but I still
wonder if the other idea is technically possible.