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greendragons

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Registered: 2012-04-16

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[Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

Hello,
I am using URxvt terminal, but i am unable to set neither it's fonts and nor transparency...
Here is the ~/.Xresources file:

URxvt.transparent: true
URxvt.depth: 32
URxvt.shading: 10
URxvt.scrollBar: off
xvt.font: ttf:monaco_Linux:size=10
URxvt.background: rgba:0000/0000/0000/cccc
URxvt.foreground: 531AFF

I have font Monaco_Linux.ttf in dir /usr/share/font/TTF....
What is see with this Xresources file is that black background with pink foreground color, no transparency at all.....
Also font has not changed.
Thnx!!

Last edited by greendragons (2012-04-19 06:29:54)

ewaller

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

Try putting those  lines into ~/.Xdefaults

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greendragons

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

Try putting those  lines into ~/.Xdefaults

Still font has not changed and no transparency.... That default font is repulsive...

bananas4370

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

If you made changes to the ~/.Xresources file, did you run

xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

to reload the file?

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ewaller

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

Here's mine:

URxvt.depth: 32
URxvt.background: rgba:0000/0000/0000/e000
URxvt.perl-ext-common:  default,matcher
URxvt.urlLauncher:      /usr/bin/firefox
URxvt.matcher.button:   1 
URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,clipboard
URxvt.font: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:normal:size=8
URxvt.cursorBlink: True
URxvt.cursorUnderline: True
URxvt.geometry: 80x48
URxvt.foreground: rgba:ffff/ffff/ffff/ffff

I think you've a typo in your font line.  That will cause the rest of the file to be ignored

xvt.font: ttf:monaco_Linux:size=10

edit:Fixed quote

Last edited by ewaller (2012-04-19 05:55:13)

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greendragons

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

If you made changes to the ~/.Xresources file, did you run

xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

to reload the file?

I have put those lines in xrdb as ewaller wrote, and then ran
xrdb ~/.Xdefaults

also tried
xrdb ~/.Xresources
Still no transparency and same default font...

greendragons

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Registered: 2012-04-16

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

Here's mine:

URxvt.depth: 32
URxvt.background: rgba:0000/0000/0000/e000
URxvt.perl-ext-common:  default,matcher
URxvt.urlLauncher:      /usr/bin/firefox
URxvt.matcher.button:   1 
URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,clipboard
URxvt.font: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:normal:size=8
URxvt.cursorBlink: True
URxvt.cursorUnderline: True
URxvt.geometry: 80x48
URxvt.foreground: rgba:ffff/ffff/ffff/ffff

I think you've a typo in your font line.  That will cause the rest of the file to be ignored

xvt.font: ttf:monaco_Linux:size=10

edit:Fixed quote

Thnx! i used your file, my font has changed but still no transparency.....

bohoomil

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

I have put those lines in xrdb as ewaller wrote, and then ran
xrdb ~/.Xdefaults

also tried
xrdb ~/.Xresources
Still no transparency and same default font...

That's

xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

or

xrdb -load ~/.Xresources

If you are not using .Xdefaults, there's no point loading it with xrdb.

BTW: be sure to have only one of those files in your $HOME.

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ewaller

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

I need to call it a night.  I suggest you cut your configuration down to a single line that sets, for example, the foreground color.   Experiment with that until you can get it to work, then add complexity.  A syntax error on any line terminates the processing of the rest of the file.

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greendragons

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

I need to call it a night.  I suggest you cut your configuration down to a single line that sets, for example, the foreground color.   Experiment with that until you can get it to work, then add complexity.  A syntax error on any line terminates the processing of the rest of the file.

It's been great help thnx!!
I got color and font working, but still not achieved transparency.....

WorMzy

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Re: [Solved]Cannot Set URxvt transparent

Regarding the transparency, do you have a compositor installed and running? e.g. compiz, xcompmgr, compton, etc.?

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