If you have Ubuntu with the Compiz effects enabled, it’s pretty easy to control which application windows you want with some transparency. On this post I’ll show you how to set your Pidgin windows with a 90% opacity. Go to the Compiz settings manager by clicking System -> Preferences -> Advanced Desktop Effects Settings. On the window that shows up, click on the General category at the left category list, and then click on the General Options button at the right. Select the Opacity Settings tab. A screen similar to the following will appear:
We will create an Opacity setting for windows that match a certain condition. Click on the button New shown right below the Window Opacities list, and enter the following details for each shown field, and then click the Close button:
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Opacity windows:
class=Pidgin & !title=Buddy List -
Opacity window values:
90
We’ve just specified that we want 90% opacity for all windows that have “Pidgin” at its class, but do not have “Buddy List” as a title. As you see, this procedure is not limited to Pidgin windows, so you can learn from the windows matching rules to apply different settings to different windows.
Thanks to Ryan for this post.
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altima [Visitor] wrote:
thank you! it worked for me, but not for the Buddy List window. though the chat windows and the menus within pidgin became have got some opacity..
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