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Agurken

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Registered: 2010-01-31

Posts: 61

Awesome transparency

Hi guys..

I would like to have my xterm's with a transparent bg, like in this picture: http://peecee.dk/upload/view/247919/full

I've tried this: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Awe … ansparency, but it ain't really working..

Any suggestions?

caligo

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From: Stockholm

Registered: 2010-01-10

Posts: 79

Re: Awesome transparency

If you use urxvt instead of xterm, you could just add something like "URxvt.transparent: true" to your Xdefaults to produce the same result as in that  screenshot.

I'm not even sure xterm supports transparency in itself, but I suppose one could use a signal to make a specific app trransparent in AwesomeWM. I wouldn't know how though, since I'm to much of a newbie when it comes to lua.

splittercode

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From: WI, USA

Registered: 2010-03-16

Posts: 203

Re: Awesome transparency

The rc.lua changes from the arch wiki entry that you're talking about are for real transparency, and you'll need to use a terminal that supports real transparency + have xcompmgr running for that to work.  xterm doesn't support real transparency.  I'd recommend trying rxvt with

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

in your .Xdefaults.  (Change dddd to a lower letter/number to make your terminal more transparent.)

and start xcompmgr with

xcompmgr -C &

for plain transparency with no fading/shadows.

By the way, Roxterm also supports transparency and has gui configuration, if you would rather do that instead. (You'd still need xcompmgr running though)

Last edited by splittercode (2010-05-29 19:46:30)

Agurken

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Registered: 2010-01-31

Posts: 61

Re: Awesome transparency

I've got it to work now, thanks for the help

Is it possible to make rxvt run a code like: "cowsay" everytime i open it, usully with the command: Mod4+Return, in Awesome WM.