Transparency

[David]

On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 08:36:28PM -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
> 12222005 2035 GMT-5
> 
> True transparent being for all apps - then yes. That is what I was 
> talking about.
> 
> Wade

In that case I must be doing something wrong :(

What a pity... it would be a nice feature.


> 
> 
> Peter Garrett wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:24:22 +1100
> >David <david at kenpro.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> >>On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 12:30:17AM +1100, Sasha Tsykin wrote:
> >>   
> >>
> >>>You can mak terminal windows transparent. Open a terminal. Then click 
> >>>Edit => Current Profile and select the effects tab. The last option is 
> >>>"transparent background". Select it and move the slider to select how 
> >>>transparent you want the window to be.
> >>>
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>I just tried this... .and I assumed that I would be able to see through 
> >>the terminal window to any icons beneath.. unfortunately that doesn't 
> >>appear to be the case.
> >>
> >>Did I misunderstand the point?
> >>
> >>thanks..
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Sounds like you are expecting "true" transparency - this method only gives
> >" pseudo transparency" ( you see the background, but not icons, other
> >windows behind the terminal etc)
> >
> >True transparency *is* now possible with the new extensions to xorg - but
> >it's quite new and isn't configured by default.
> >
> >Peter
> >
> >
> > 
> >

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