First create a new profile in gnome-terminal (Edit->Profiles->New), name it "trans". Set the following characteristics:
Cursor blinks: off
Show menubar: off
Initial title: trans
Dynamically-set title: Isn't displayed
Color scheme: Black on white
Transparent Background: on
Set the transparency down to "None"
The important part here is that now the gnome-terminal is gonna have the title trans. We can now target the gnome-terminal windows that are using trans profile from inside CompizConfig by using "title=trans".
Open CompizConfig (System->Preferences->CompizConfig). Make sure you have the regEx plugin enabled.
Go to the Window Decoration plugin and add "!title=trans" to the Decoration windows field. This will skip adding window borders to our trans terminals.
Go to the Window Rules plugin. Add "title=trans" to the following fields (This will turn the terminals into a widget-like windows):
- Skip taskbar, Skip pager, Below, Sticky, Non resizable windows, Non minimizable windows, Non maximizable windows, Non closable windows
Go to the Place Windows plugin, go to the Windows with fixed positions tab, in Windows with fixed positions click add. Put "title=trans" in Positioned Windows field and put x and y coordinates of the default position you want for your shell (top-left corner is 0,0). After they have loaded you can move them by Alt-Dragging them.
To run the transparent gnome-terminal use:
Code:
gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=transdock: avant-window-navigator
widgets: conky
conky theme: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...&postcount=505
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ReplyDeleteNice,
ReplyDeleteBut for those unfamiliar with the syntax, the Decoration Windows in the Decoration plugin should read something like:
any & !title=trans
(add ampersand "and" to string together rules)
Wow!!!!! Thanks! Compiz is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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cool to run top command
ReplyDeleteI WANT A DESKTOP LIKE YOUR!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletedont forget to disable the scrollbars as well!
ReplyDeletedont forget to disable your scrollbars as well!
ReplyDeletenice, but certainly not new : been doing that for several years with aterm or eterm...
ReplyDeleteNice stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhat programs do you use for the two bars (top and bottom of the screen)?
this has been around for a while using other apps (not with compiz/beryl) though definitely not as elegant.
ReplyDeletegreat article!
As a n00b I say: So this works in gnome. What about KDE?
ReplyDeletethat is hot, unfortunatley i use osx and xp... couldn't get the hang of ubuntu, I liked it, but I am to used to photoshop, flash. but not I am jelous
ReplyDeleteThe Ubuntu desktop looks like KDE instead of Gnome. Did you do something additional to it?
ReplyDeleteIt is a pain in the ass to install beryl for total newbies like me.
ReplyDeleteSally
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Just press F11 ...
ReplyDeletedidn't you think about that?
why you scratch your head like that....???
It's totally cool and I like it a lot. However, to be actually useful I need to have applications and be able to install these applications without some arcane incantations and invoking the spirit of Linus Thorvalds.
ReplyDeleteIf OS X didn't exist this would be my system of choice. Windows... I would rather eat dirt from ground zero than use it a home [no alternative at work].
@anon
ReplyDeleteI`ve found clicking a button to install any of the 20,000+ apps in synaptic as simple as it comes(i know though,gimp aint PS);)
Not sure what i`ll do with a terminal on my desktop though being as i rarely ever need the thing....
oops,forgot.......looks bloody good though:)
ReplyDeleteLooks good.
ReplyDeleteIs Compiz still buggy and slow? Last time I tried it I had a Geforce8800 and it was still choppy and slow when resizing windows and such.
I tried various distros and install methods. Always a bit choppy. Maybe the 8800 drivers are poor for linux right now.
Anyways, looks good.
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I have no issues with my 8800 gts using the last two NVIDIA closed drivers. I used Envy to install the drivers in Ubuntu and manually in Fedora 7 and both had no issues with the 8800. Do check to see that the Vsync in the NVIDIA panel and in Beryl / Compiz Fusion are set to Off. Instead of running 60 fps, I am now running thousands of FPS.
ReplyDeleteis that conky running on the right hand side of the screen? if so, how about publishing the script?
ReplyDeleteGreat How-To :D
ReplyDeleteWhat gnome theme are you using? :)
Great linux.... this is OS !!!
ReplyDeletethat's real eye candy to me. Thx 4 sharing the stuff % keep on doin' so.
ReplyDeletethe polarizer
could you please make a script to the script kiddies here?
ReplyDeleteI know that a terminal is a hackerlike stuff, but it wont be taht bad to see if your recipe can be turned in some reproducible feature.
by the way could you post a recipe to make a shiny desktop as yours?
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How do I set this so that it doesn't get minimized when I do a "show desktop"
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Larry
This is one of the most useful things with linux. Thnk you so much/
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fleako.com/open-source/
He is running Compiz-Fusion for those of you that don't know:
ReplyDeletehttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=481615&highlight=compiz-fusion
It also looks like he is running Avant or something like it:
http://awn.wetpaint.com/
Fairly common stuff. Although his theme is nice too. I don't know what that one is.
Compiz Fusion is close to blazing fast on my wimpy ATi integrated 64Mb shared ram card. One your card is set up, it's amazing. Thanks for the tip - looks excellent and is also productive.
ReplyDeleteA great hack (for this already great hack) is to substitute a Windows OS running in a virtual machine for the terminal. Two OSes operating almost seamlessly as one!
ReplyDeleteCheckout http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1831/vandutogetherfc0.png
And/Or http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2123/vistaandubuntuzt8.png
For some screenies of mine. The second one shows the magic settings needed for Compiz, as I had to alter a thing or two.
You'll note that I not only set my Vista virtual machine [which has the title of "Vista (Take 3!!!)" substitute the name of the window your virtual machine runs in.] to "below" but also set all other windows to "above" with the line "all & !title=Vista (take 3!!!)" in the "above" field. This was necessary to prevent some nasty issues with other windows getting "stuck" behind my Vista window. Highly annoying.
I also left the icon in the pager and taskbar because when I set my virtual machine to full-screen it automatically flags the Vista window as "above" despite my explicit settings otherwise. Thus, I must right-click on the icon (shown as the round Vista bobble in the bar on the bottom) and un-check the "ontop" setting before things will behave the way I want.
But hey, here I am! Sweet sweet integration!
Now then, before you ask (lol), the Emerald theme I am using is custom, the wallpaper in vista was grabbed from http://gucken.deviantart.com/art/Homeworld-The-Movie-57795576 and the dock is AWN. Instructions for installation of AWN can be found at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2307772 .
Have fun!
That's a really nice desktop!
ReplyDeleteWhat is that awesome looking clock you're using in the middle of your background, and where can I get it?
ReplyDeleteIf it's completely transparent, does that mean I can see right through the monitor?
ReplyDeleteIt would be super neat if you would share the location of that wallpaper.
ReplyDeleteWarning: this will cause any window containing trans to lose window decorations. Try it: search for trans in firefox, and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteHaving weird issues with it not respecting my compiz config settings unless I either switch the profile in the terminal itself or if I change something like one of the Window Rule skips.
ReplyDeleteIt won't respect the size or position that I set.
I will show how to create a conky'esque transparent shell using only gnome-terminal and Compiz-fusion.
ReplyDeletelooks great! but i can't remove the scrollbars!
ReplyDeletecan you help me?
@[lukas_utc]
ReplyDeleteTo remove scrollbars when you set up trans profile, in the tab before the last-one you can select not to show scrollbar
@all
Looks like it's not possible to me to set up constant size and position of the trans-terminal. Any suggestion?
jep same here. setting size not working :(
ReplyDeleteHy there, i can fixed the size, but i ca't put the window on bottom left corner, my resolution is 1600x1200, so the normal is 0,1100 because i set 100 height however the window only go at 700Y
ReplyDeleteAny help?
for all those wondering how to achieve the desktop shown
ReplyDeletemac style dock at bottom = avant window manager.
bar at top = standard gnome panel but with the expand function turned off. you can access this by right clicking the panel and going to properties.
embedded terminal = can you read???
the widgets I can't tell you
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ReplyDeleteAn updated version of the HOWTO, a link to the conky script, and a link to the photoshop psd file of the background can be found here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3254093
Thanks.
ReplyDelete"Fixed Size Windows" doesnt work for me in compiz. So i specified gnome-terminal size on command line with:
gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=trans --geometry=150x50
(for 1280x1024px (above is char/lines))
very good howto! can I translate it in italian to do a post in my blog? Obviously, I'll a link to yours.
ReplyDeletehi! i love you desktop! i already installed conky and avant with your tuts, just wanna know how to change the panel on the top like yours?
ReplyDeleteYou know what ? This works just great in... Enlightenment DR16, which is probably as remote to Compiz as M$ is to FOSS. And it just works natively...
ReplyDeleteI seriously recommend not just using the name trans because then whenever you have a window with that word in it, even a web page, it will lose the title bar and stuff. Name it something much more random like djFw4FgegemoJYU
ReplyDelete@Bob and others
ReplyDeleteTo avoid getting all windows with a "trans" in the title, replace title=trans with title=^trans$
That way, your settings will only affect windows with trans as their full name.