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Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:41:21 +0000

I already installed edgy test version and now it's working but I have to wait new fglrx drivers.

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (gras) — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:48:35 +0000

The configure script has to say something about it. Did you install the libxcomposite1? And to be insecure, also install the development files of this library. Then recompile your xfwm4. I think this should do it.

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:09:01 +0000

I tried to install xfwm by hand (./configure --enable-compositor)
and after configure it said this.

[CODE]Build Configuration for xfwm4 version 4.3.90.2 revision 22378:
Startup notification support: yes
Render support: yes
Xrandr support: yes
Embedded compositor: no
KDE systray protocol proxy: no
[/CODE]

So what I do?

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (gras) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:23:42 +0000

The Options in the Window Manager Tweaks Section only appears, when you've compiled xfwm4 with compositor. I think the installer has the option (enable compositor). If not, download the sourcecode and compile xfwm4 by hand.

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (wlkngowl) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:56:22 +0000

> I tried xcompmgr and it works, not great but it works.

Did you read the link I posted? You need to give specific settings for your video card.

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:37:58 +0000

I tried xcompmgr and it works, not great but it works.

xfce4 --version said this

[CODE]This is xfwm4 version 4.3.90.2 (revision 22378) for Xfce 4.3.90.2
Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Compiled against GTK+-2.8.20, using GTK+-2.8.20.

Build configuration and supported features:
- Startup notification support: Yes
- Render support: Yes
- Xrandr support: Yes
- Embedded compositor: No
- KDE systray proxy (deprecated): No
[/CODE]

so I don't have compositor installed, but I used BETA2 installer and it should have installed that.

In Tweaks, there's nothing.

Do I have to install some parts again? What parts?

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (gras) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:25:02 +0000

Does your composite work fine? You could try it with another composite manager or take a look to your Xorg.0.log (normally in your /var/log/ folder). If your composite extension works fine, you have to check if your xfwm4 is built with composit support. You could find out this with xfwm4 --version. If these things are all ok, there have to be some compositor-settings in the "Window Manager Tweaks"-Section of the xfce4 settings.

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:11:51 +0000

wlkngowl wrote:

See http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/CompositeManagerGuide

It only shows how to use xcompmgr and I don't wanna use it. I wanna use xfce's composition manager,how I enable it.

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (wlkngowl) — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:17:36 +0000

See http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/CompositeManagerGuide

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:17:11 +0000

I installed BETA2 and it's working now.

How I make panel, menu and everything transparent.

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:20:10 +0000

I'm not running other composition manager.

There was'nt any window borders, icons in panel don't work, no menu and it was very slow.
In gnome it work all right.

Should I try new BETA2 version?

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (thehundredthone) — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:45:42 +0000

what do you mean by "it was a mess"

are you running any other compositing manager?
did you check the panel properties to adjust the transparency settings?

Re: How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:40:30 +0000

I installed fglrx drivers and
wrote to xorg.conf

Section "Extensions"
                      Option  "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

and

Section "Device"
         Identifier "Radeon 9250"
         Driver "fglrx"
         Option "AccelMethod" "EXA"
         Option "AGPMode" "4"
         Option "EnablePageFlip" "true"
         Option "DDCMode"
         Option "RenderAccel" "true"
         Option "SubPixelOrder" "NONE"
         Option "ColorTiling" "false"
EndSection

but desktop was just a mess.

How to make panel transparent?

dummy@example.com (kimara) — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:32:38 +0000

I like to make panel transparent but I don't know how?

I use Ubuntu Dapper, I have ATI Radeon 9250 and use XFCE version 4.3.90.1 (Xfce 4.4 BETA1)

Thanks.