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Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

[Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

I'm just wondering if it's even possible to run urxvt with true transparency, without adding command line arguments.  I've tried urxvt*depth:32 and urxvt*bg:rgba:1000/1000/1000/cccc in .Xdefaults, and several permutations of scripts/hints found on the web, to no avail.  urxvt -bg rgba:1000/1000/1000/cccc works as it should.  Is there something obvious I'm missing, or is it just not an option?

Oops, if I had only read it before posting it... that should be urxvt*background, not urxvt*bg.  Somewhere during my fiddling I changed that to match the command-line syntax just on the off chance.  It didn't change anything when I first edited it, but apparently I've hit the magic config now.  Never mind

Last edited by Trent (2009-09-19 01:09:18)

stealyourwife

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Registered: 2009-11-11

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Re: [Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

correct me if i'm wrong, but i think what you have is pseudo transparency

Mr.Elendig

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Re: [Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

For future reference, read urxvt(7)

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Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: [Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

correct me if i'm wrong, but i think what you have is pseudo transparency

You're wrong.  Try it.

jaydoc

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Registered: 2008-12-30

Posts: 88

Re: [Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

@trent...

could you post your .Xdefaults...? thanks.

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tomd123

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Registered: 2008-08-12

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Re: [Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

Please don't mark threads solved without giving an actual solution.

ShortError

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Registered: 2009-06-19

Posts: 28

Re: [Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

urxvt*transparent: true
urxvt*shading: 15

that will give you transparency in URxvt

Trent

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From: Baltimore, MD (US)

Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 990

Re: [Solved] True transparency possible in rxvt-unicode...?

Here's the relevant part:

urxvt*depth:32
urxvt*foreground:#B0B0B0
urxvt*background:rgba:2000/2000/2000/cccc

@ShortError:  the transparent resource turns on pseudo transparency, not true transparency.