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zephyrus17

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Registered: 2008-06-15

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Wallpaper behind gnome-panel using compiz

When I use compiz to set the wallpaper for me, I have 6 different wallpapers for my 6 'desktops'. I only have a transparent gnome-panel at the top. Problem is, the wallpaper of the first desktop will show on all the other desktops through the panel, and not the wallpaper that was assigned. Is this a common fault?

ngoonee

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Re: Wallpaper behind gnome-panel using compiz

The transparency of the gnome-panel is 'fake', in that it actually paints the desktop (done by Gnome without knowledge of Compiz). If you really want a transparent part of the panel, try using the greenscreen plugin for compiz (I think its not developed anymore, and it barely made beta, but its the only thing of its type), google for it. I found it easier in the end to just auto-hide the panel and rely on some alternative like cairo-dock.

EDIT: Because I'm a nice person, and because I wanted to try it out myself, [url=http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=29209]here's the AUR package for the greenscreen plugin. It works on my system, going to try some interesting conkies with it soon.

Last edited by ngoonee (2009-08-13 02:09:44)

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zephyrus17

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Re: Wallpaper behind gnome-panel using compiz

Yeah.. I was planning on adding conkies too. I tried to just delete the last panel, but somehow Gnome made the panel a requirement and so I can't delete it. killall gnome-panel just makes it go away...and come back again. Gnome is driving me more and more into sheer frustration.

ngoonee

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Re: Wallpaper behind gnome-panel using compiz

The last gnome-panel cannot be removed, its integral to the system somehow. You could just set it to 'hidden' in gconf-editor and set some absurdly long show time.

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zephyrus17

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Re: Wallpaper behind gnome-panel using compiz

*sigh* I guess that or tweaking it in gconf-editor. What is the reasoning behind this 'last panel cannot be removed' implementation?

ngoonee

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Re: Wallpaper behind gnome-panel using compiz

No idea, you'd have to go to the devs for that. I believe gnome-panel, the process, is responsible for more than just the panel?

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zephyrus17

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Re: Wallpaper behind gnome-panel using compiz

Guess so