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lagagnon

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[Solved] Unable to get tilda transparent under fluxbox

I use "fbsetbg" to set my wallpaper of fluxbox v1.1 and want a transparent borderless terminal in the upper right of the screen. I thought "tilda" would be a good choice (as per the Arch Wiki) but cannot get it transparent, despite configuring tilda for 100% transparency many times. Any ideas where to go from here would be appreciated.

Last edited by lagagnon (2009-12-29 22:26:45)

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falconindy

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Re: [Solved] Unable to get tilda transparent under fluxbox

Not entirely familiar with fluxbox's capabilities, but you might need to add in xcompmgr to attain true transparency.

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harryNID

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Re: [Solved] Unable to get tilda transparent under fluxbox

Maybe try this:

fluxbox-git-32trans 20091013-1:

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=31183

Comment by: Ranguvar

This allows apps like urxvt and Xfce's Terminal to have transparency, as it enables 32-bit visuals

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lagagnon

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Re: [Solved] Unable to get tilda transparent under fluxbox

OK, thanks guys - I think you are right about the true transparency thing. In the meantime I gave up on tilda and now use aterm's transparency options along with fluxbox's ability to hide all window decorations and it works as I want. Marked solved.

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