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Asked: 2011-11-29 02:28:12 +0800 CST

Transparent menus(for applications) in gnome shell

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How do I make menus look transparent in Gnome-shell?

In unity, I use ubuntu-tweak to do this(In ubuntu tweak , Go to Desktop->Compiz settings and then select Enable transparent menus option). Since compiz is no longer being used in gnome-shell, this is not working any more . Any alternatives ?

I love gnome-shell but I am still missing some awesome features of compiz like "wobbly windows" and other desktop effects!

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1 Answers

  1. transparency of the menus and panel is controlled by the shell theme you are using.

    you can modify it by:

    • selecting another theme that has transparency.
    • modifying the current theme to have transparency. you can modify the theme (not recommended if you don't know what you are doing) by going to to the theme .css file.( you can find the .css file in the /home/username/.themes/theme you downloaded. or in the /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme
    • if you modify any file, please be carefull and make sure to back up the original.

    my suggestion is to use another theme to your liking. such as elementaryviper luna. which is semi transparent.or the elegance theme.

    elementaryviper luna screenshot

    for other themes available for gnome shell, you can go to devianart or to gnome-look.org

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