btw: how slow is the transparant X?
I heared that the transparant X.org gets faster if you turn off the shadows. Is it? and if it is, how do I turn the shadows off?
great screenshot!
cheers
tuxer
Hello! Very nice screenshots. How can I change the left KMenu picture? And where can I download KMenu picture and wallpaper which you use? Thanks more! (Sorry for my English, Im beginer)
How did you manage to have such a clean kicker ? I mean the round corners and the flat effect (mine has an ugly 3D button-like style and is totally squared...)
For xorg.conf (slackware and xorg users only) you add this right below the modules section
Code:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "RENDER" "Enable"
And add this in the Device section
Code:
Option "RenderAccel" "on"
There you go slackware users have fun!
Im using slackware 10.0 and I can't find the Section "Extensions" so I just tryed adding it to the end of xorg.conf (slackware doesent use XF86Config) And I get this error "No composite extension" Help would be great!
First of all thx for your comment...
Icons
-----------------
MyCREW:
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=18996
Gartoon:
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=17362&vote=good&tan=67338710
Translucency
-----------------
For the translucency u can fallow this tutorial:
(xorg 6.8.0 or later must be installaed)
xcompmgr and transset
xcompmgr is a simple program to start the composite engine and put shadows on the windows, transset is a simple program to make windows transparent.
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xapps login
[No password needed, just press return]
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xapps co transset
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xapps co xcompmgr
cd xcompmgr
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig/
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install
cd ../transset
make
sudo cp transset /usr/X11R6/bin/
Then have some fun:
xcompmgr -cfC
transset [next window you click on will become transparent], you can choose how much transparency you want. For example "transset .5" will give 50% (from 0 to 1 -> 0 to 100% opacity).
P.S. remember to re-edit the XF86Config file.
add this:
Code:
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "on"
Option "RENDER" "on"
EndSection
...and add this in the 'Device' section:
Code:
Option "RenderAccel" "on"
Bye and sorry for my bad english! ;o)
English was good ;), but had a problem with the instructions. Seems to go all fine (no "errors") until I do:
xcompmgr -cfC
All I get returned is:
No composite extension
Then, while typing in transset, and then clicking on a window, I get:
Found property: 0.75
opacity 0xffffffff
Set Property to 1
I figure then I might have to specify the transparency, but:
[dw@localhost transset]$ transset.5
bash: transset.5: command not found
With regard to editing that code in, sorry to bother you again, but just where is that file? A search for XF86Config only returns a "sample" file by Nvidia.
Sorry for the hassle again; any help would be greatly appreciated. =)
Very nice. Two questions: what icon theme is that, and just how did you manage all those cool transparency affects there. Never been able to do it myself... would appreciate any help in this. =)
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btw: how slow is the transparant X? I heared that the transparant X.org gets faster if you turn off the shadows. Is it? and if it is, how do I turn the shadows off? great screenshot! cheers tuxer
How did u set up window transparencies? i cant seem to find out how to do it :s (BTW i have suse 9.2 pro)
Hello! Very nice screenshots. How can I change the left KMenu picture? And where can I download KMenu picture and wallpaper which you use? Thanks more! (Sorry for my English, Im beginer)
How did you manage to have such a clean kicker ? I mean the round corners and the flat effect (mine has an ugly 3D button-like style and is totally squared...)
hi, could you upload the kmenu-side-picture showing SuSE 9.2 ? thanks
HI!! u can download it directly from my ftp: http://xoomer.virgilio.it/onehalfkiller/kde/kside_suse92.tar.gz
thanks
Is it a wheater applet for KDE kicker that on your screenshot? What's its name? Nice screenshot!
Simple, is KWeather ;)... with this icon-set: http://xoomer.virgilio.it/onehalfkiller/kde/Shiny.tar.gz e n j o y ;o)
For xorg.conf (slackware and xorg users only) you add this right below the modules section Code: Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "Enable" Option "RENDER" "Enable" And add this in the Device section Code: Option "RenderAccel" "on" There you go slackware users have fun!
Im using slackware 10.0 and I can't find the Section "Extensions" so I just tryed adding it to the end of xorg.conf (slackware doesent use XF86Config) And I get this error "No composite extension" Help would be great!
First of all thx for your comment... Icons ----------------- MyCREW: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=18996 Gartoon: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=17362&vote=good&tan=67338710 Translucency ----------------- For the translucency u can fallow this tutorial: (xorg 6.8.0 or later must be installaed) xcompmgr and transset xcompmgr is a simple program to start the composite engine and put shadows on the windows, transset is a simple program to make windows transparent. cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xapps login [No password needed, just press return] cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xapps co transset cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xapps co xcompmgr cd xcompmgr export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig/ ./autogen.sh ./configure make sudo make install cd ../transset make sudo cp transset /usr/X11R6/bin/ Then have some fun: xcompmgr -cfC transset [next window you click on will become transparent], you can choose how much transparency you want. For example "transset .5" will give 50% (from 0 to 1 -> 0 to 100% opacity). P.S. remember to re-edit the XF86Config file. add this: Code: Section "Extensions" Option "Composite" "on" Option "RENDER" "on" EndSection ...and add this in the 'Device' section: Code: Option "RenderAccel" "on" Bye and sorry for my bad english! ;o)
English was good ;), but had a problem with the instructions. Seems to go all fine (no "errors") until I do: xcompmgr -cfC All I get returned is: No composite extension Then, while typing in transset, and then clicking on a window, I get: Found property: 0.75 opacity 0xffffffff Set Property to 1 I figure then I might have to specify the transparency, but: [dw@localhost transset]$ transset.5 bash: transset.5: command not found With regard to editing that code in, sorry to bother you again, but just where is that file? A search for XF86Config only returns a "sample" file by Nvidia. Sorry for the hassle again; any help would be greatly appreciated. =)
Very nice. Two questions: what icon theme is that, and just how did you manage all those cool transparency affects there. Never been able to do it myself... would appreciate any help in this. =)