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monotiz

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Registered: 2007-10-20

Posts: 140

XFCE transparent panel?

Hello, I wanted to know if you can make one of two transparent panels that I have in xfce.

I've tried with the compositor and transparency, but also the icons become transparent.

I want the icons opaque and the background transparent ....

thank you.

paramthegreat

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Registered: 2006-06-27

Posts: 38

Re: XFCE transparent panel?

this is what you do:
1. make sure you have composite extension running.
2. goto setting->window manager tweaks and make sure xcomposite is enabled for xfce
3. on panel, right click ->Customize Panel. you should find a setting that will let you specify the opacity for the panel. voila, you have transparency, tweak it to your liking.

monotiz

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Registered: 2007-10-20

Posts: 140

Re: XFCE transparent panel?

this is what you do:
1. make sure you have composite extension running.
2. goto setting->window manager tweaks and make sure xcomposite is enabled for xfce
3. on panel, right click ->Customize Panel. you should find a setting that will let you specify the opacity for the panel. voila, you have transparency, tweak it to your liking.

As I wrote in the first post in this way also become transparent icons ...
I would like icons opaque.

KimTjik

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2007-08-22

Posts: 715

Re: XFCE transparent panel?

I think that's a feature the XFCE has listed as todo. I might be wrong but I believe it's not done yet.

Edit: you could of course use a package like wbar if you would like to get a transparent panel with some effects.

Last edited by KimTjik (2008-05-05 08:02:12)

churchyard

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From: Prague, CZE

Registered: 2008-05-06

Posts: 2

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Re: XFCE transparent panel?

More info: http://blog.xfce.org/?p=177 and http://forum.xfce.org/index.php?topic=3398.0

Last edited by churchyard (2008-05-06 21:38:00)