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Ranguvar

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Registered: 2008-08-12

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Can't make urxvt transparent under Fluxbox

I've set urxvt's depth to 32 and the color to rgba:0000/0000/0000/dddd.  This results in a terminal with true transparency under Openbox.  However, with Fluxbox, there is no transparency at all, and I can't figure out why.

Xcompmgr is definitely running, I have shadows and fades.  I can even get transparency across the whole window with transset-df.
The correct resources for urxvt are set, I can confirm with `xrdb -query`.

No idea what's causing this   Any help appreciated.

Ranguvar

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Registered: 2008-08-12

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Re: Can't make urxvt transparent under Fluxbox

Apparently the window manager needs to support 32-bit visuals, which Fluxbox doesn't.  There is an experimental branch for this, but that doesn't build properly.

EDIT: The developer of the 32-bit visuals branch merged latest upstream development   Here is the package I made from it: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31183
His git is here: http://git.fluxbox.org/?p=fluxbox_lack. … log;h=argb

Last edited by Ranguvar (2009-10-14 01:47:21)

knecht

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Registered: 2009-11-01

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Re: Can't make urxvt transparent under Fluxbox

I was able to get the fluxbox_lack branche compiling. I also need 32 bit visual support in fluxbox, working with gentoo x86_64 and fluxbox stable and trunk version.

Here you can read how:
http://www.neoberserker.de/phpBB3/viewt … 27&p=12773 (in german)

I tried to get avant-window-manager or cairo-dock working with fluxbox, but with or without fluxbox_lack the docks still choose pseudo transparency. They also need 32 bit visuals, but fluxbox_lack does not solve my problem.

Does ist work for you?

btw: tool are great

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Cr0k

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Registered: 2009-10-16

Posts: 174

Re: Can't make urxvt transparent under Fluxbox

I've URxvt and fluxbox, I can make it transparent, but no "real" transparency, it shows only the wallpaper.

In my .Xdefaults : URxvt.shading:               01              !trans=100, 0=opaque

knecht

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Re: Can't make urxvt transparent under Fluxbox

So, it does not work at all?!?  Are there future plans to support 32 bit visuals in fluxbox?

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Ranguvar

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Registered: 2008-08-12

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Re: Can't make urxvt transparent under Fluxbox

I've since become annoyed with Fluxbox and have switched to AwesomeWM, sorry

Lack's branch should still compile fine and work with at least urxvt, I never tried a dock or anything.

@Cr0k: That's not the correct way to set true transparency, you've enabled fake transparency.  You need something like the following -- and also, you're running xcompmgr, right?

URxvt*depth:                    32
URxvt*background:               rgba:0000/0000/0000/dddd

@knecht: Ask on their IRC.  Lack has a 32-bit visuals branch that works great for at least a transparent terminal.

Last edited by Ranguvar (2009-11-03 23:53:33)

Cr0k

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Registered: 2009-10-16

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Re: Can't make urxvt transparent under Fluxbox

Hello.
On AUR, there is "fluxbox-git-32trans". I've installed it, it works great !

But after minutes, my fluxbox is "fixed", nothing can move, without my cursor. So I've to kill fluxbox and restart it.

Anyone has the same problem, or am I the only ?