Have a look at these: This looks like the same problem that exists with mathematica: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=590943 I start xtide like: jevon at leo:~$ XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 xtide -- xtide transparent in Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332778 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug.