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Nahydrin
Asked: 2011-10-23 20:50:07 +0800 CST

How can I adjust the transparency of the Status Bar (top panel)?

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The status bar (by default) at the top of your screen with the icons OFF to the right, date, user name and other computer options.

How can I make that bar transparent, like it is when dash activated (as seen in a screen below)?

Transparent menu bar

Instead of having this:

No transparency on bar (yuck)

unity

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  1. Best Answer

    example panel transparency

    For example 100% transparency...

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    A useful option if you are using transparency is the option just below - Transparency Maximized Toggle (called Opaque panel for maximized windows in Unity-Tweak-Tool)

    Switching on this option will not display the top panel as transparent if the window is maximised i.e. with 100% transparency but this toggle switch-on:

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    Nautilus is maximised and therefore the top-bar does not remain transparent.

    13.04

    The panel transparency can be defined with unity-tweak-tool

    Install unity-tweak-tool

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    12.04

    (click to install)

    The panel transparency can now be defined in MyUnity

    enter image description here

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  2. From the terminal, you can use

    gsettings get org.compiz.unityshell:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ panel-opacity

    to get the current value for panel opacity and

    gsettings set org.compiz.unityshell:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ panel-opacity X

    to set the panel opacity to X. X must be between 0 and 1.

    P:S This way is preferred over any other method that uses dconf directly. And safer than using CCSM

    See also:

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  3. For 12.04 and 12.10 - Using CCSM

    Since existing Unity configuration tools are not yet updated for 12.10, we are confined to using CCSM. Before we get going, here's some precaution:

    If you still want to persist, install compizconfig-settings-manager Install compizconfig-settings-manager and go to Ubuntu Unity plugin:

    Ubuntu unity plugin

    Navigate to Experimental tab and input any value between the range of 0.0000 to 1.0000 in the option Panel Opacity, where 0.0000 is complete transparent and 1.0000 is complete opaque.

    panel opacity

    Here's what my top panel looks like at 0.3670 opacity:

    top panel

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  4. You want to change the opacity of the Panel. Some helpful terminology definitions for Unity are here.

    The way to do this is to install CompizConfig Settings Manager from the Software Center. After it installs, launch it. Find the setting you want in Ubuntu Unity Plugin/Experimental/Panel Opacity. Slide the marker where you want it to adjust. There is no save button, just close the settings window.

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  5. Only thing that worked for me on Ubuntu 16.06 was the unity tweak tool -> Panel than adjust transparency level an uncheck Opac Panel for maximized windows...

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