cant get transparency

linuxis31337 · n00b Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Posts: 3 Location: Boca Raton, FL

I used to use RedHat and could make some windows (like konsole, gkrellm, and things in the windowmanager Waimea) translucent or transparent. I know that X doesnt support real transparency and that it is being faked but for some reason I cant get it to work on my gentoo box. Any ideas?
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B_F_Skinner · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:44 am Post subject:

Have you looked at this post? Is there anything there that can help you out?
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linuxis31337 · n00b Joined: 12 Dec 2002 Posts: 3 Location: Boca Raton, FL

Thanks for your help but i came across that one already. Thats a different problem. That guy wanted to make any program transparent, but I just want to make the things that are transparent already work (like konsole).
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cytrox · n00b Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 13

which program do you use to set your background?
At least for transparent textures in waimea you have to use one that sets the _XROOTPMAP_ID property on the root window, e.g. Esetroot.

hook · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2002 10:34 pm Post subject:

konsole is pretty easy to get "transparent" ...you right-click on the main field and than select the settings->schema->transparent

for a transparent kicker, get "keramik" from www.kde-look.org and for transparent menus emerge (or compile forom source from kde-look.org) "mosfet liquid" ...i couldn't get it to work yet ...but as i heard, it should be better in kde 3.1

...can't wait any longer

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