[ubuntu-art] white blur around text wanted/needed

[Matthew Nuzum]

On 8/24/07, Troy James Sobotka <troy.sobotka at gmail.com> wrote:
> Kenneth Wimer wrote:
> > As seen in these screens:
> > http://gnomestyle.blogspot.com/2007/05/make-ubuntu-look-like-vista.html
> >
> > It is possible to have a nice blur around the text to help it stand out when
> > overlayed and transparent.

> That isn't metacity.  That's Emerald.

Is metacity or emerald used when desktop effects are enabled for
Gutsy? I don't see either in `ps ax` (but I do see compiz.real).

Also, a cool thing about that screenshot (and vista's translucent
chrome) is that there is a heavy blur applied to the translucency. It
makes the text on the title bar much more readable.
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Matthew Nuzum
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