[Konsole-devel] [Bug 116937] Real transparent background (Xcomposite)

[Robert Knight]

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------- Additional Comments From robertknight gmail com  2006-12-12 20:15 -------
> Maybe it's time to uncomment those #defines

I am assuming that they were commented for a reason.  Unfortunately the details given in the code are quite vague and were written before I began working on the code.  In any case, it isn't simply a matter of uncommenting a few defines, changes to the Settings dialog would be required so that it can reflect the availability of true transparency - comments from other users suggest that some people would prefer Konsole's "transparency hack" over true transparency.

Konsole is part of the kdebase 3.5.x module which is currently frozen for new features, unless those new features have been shipped and tested as part of a separate release and are included in KDE 4.  The current KDE 4 build of Konsole doesn't have true transparency yet.

It is possible for packagers to modify the code and make a version of Konsole with this transparency available for those who want to install it, but I would strongly dissuade distributions from doing so in the versions of Konsole they ship as part of their release.

> With Beryl and Compiz out and about, people want this functionality

I don't deny that people would like proper transparency in Konsole, but it is worth pointing out that there are other bug reports with more votes.

Aesthetically speaking there is a lot that can be done to improve Konsole before adding true transparency.  Removing the frame which surrounds the terminal for a start.