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gnome-panel package

the transparency of notification area applet doesnt work.

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hi
I am using ubuntu 7.04 with compiz fusion installed, and everything works fine except the transparency of gnome panel applets (notification area, clock, weather)

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Aleksander Kamil Modzelewski (aleander) said : 		#1

AFAIK, the Gnome Panel does not support ARGB transparency, only fake transparency (ie. copying the desktop background). There are also problems with transparency in tray icons.

For almost-replacement with more eye-candy you could try Avant Window Navigator (https://launchpad.net/awn), but the project is not really mature.

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i386.net (i386-net) said : 		#2

but fake transparency also doesn't work with applets. i've tried to put transparent png image as background as well and got no effect.

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Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#3

yeah its a known bug of the gnome panel and its unfortunate for people who want a transparent panel. there is no fix as far as i know

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