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When I use gnome-terminal the background is annoyingly slightly-transparent. Here you can read the ubuntu.stackexchange.com site through the background.

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These are the background options I have, which are set to "not transparent".

Options of gt

I have the desktop visual effects set to "Normal". Changing them to None removes the problem, but obviously I lose out on visual effects like window previews, drop shadows, nicer transitions, etc. Any ideas how to make this background truly solid while keeping normal visual effects?

Isaiah
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richq
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The workaround for this is to set it to transparent and pull the bar to maximum.

That should fix your issue. :)

Like so.

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richq
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myusuf3
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I think this is a bug. Many other people have experienced it too. You can read more about it and find workarounds at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/561370

User
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  • although it really is a bug, the bug you linked does not cover this exact problem. this is the correct bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/549552. it says the problem is fixed, but apparently the fix has not hit the repositories yet. – Lesmana Oct 25 '10 at 10:08
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I'm assuming you encountered this problem with one of the Ubuntu themes. GNOME Terminal will use the background from the theme, and some of the Ubuntu themes (e.g. Ambiance) specify a transparent background for the terminal. You can change this but you need to change a gconf setting which means using gconf-editor (a GUI program) or gconftool (a command line program).

Using gconf-editor, go to /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_background and set it to false.

Alternatively, in a terminal window, type:

gconftool -s /apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/use_theme_background -t bool false

The transparency should disappear.

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