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Nobabs27

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Registered: 2014-01-25

Posts: 38

[SOLVED] EvilWM and transparency

Can you get 'real' transparency with EvilWM?
XCompmgr does not seem to work, as it actually disables the compositing effect that already seems to be built-in/working.
The reason I do not want the existing semi-transparency is because a transparent window will not show the window(s) behind it.
In fact, it will see through and only show the Desktop image/background/wallpaper!
Example showing Chromium with a Terminator window open in front of it (sorry about the width, I am using dual monitors):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a4fjzwfd32yje … 5.png?dl=0

Here is my .xinitrc:

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
  for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do
    [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
  done
  unset f
fi
post
#exec mate-session
#exec ratpoison
xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr &
feh --bg-scale /home/(user_name_here)/Desktop/Blankhi.png &
exec evilwm -term terminator -fg white -snap 10 -bw 3

Is there any way to fix this unsightly problem?

--EDIT--
I have figured out how to create per-application transparency (Terminator for example) using xcompmgr, devilspie, & transset-df.
Here is the wiki page I read:  https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pe … ansparency
Set window class or application name accordingly.

Last edited by Nobabs27 (2015-05-03 02:48:06)

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Facepalm.