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Is it possible to keep the Window Buttons and Title opaque and the border transparent?

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 923 / 3 Years ago, sat, may 22, 2021, 8:36:14

The answer might be as simple no, but using Ubuntu Tweak I made the borders of my windows transparent as shown here:
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However, the window buttons and window title are also transparent, making them look out of place. Can I make the close, minimise, and maximise buttons as well as the window title non-transparent?

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answered 3 Years ago aveerakfas · Accepted Answer

This would be possible with Emerald (which is no longer maintained), but it is not possible with metacity/gnome-window-decorator/unity-window-decorator.

You can file a wishlist bug though.

Alternative:

There is a PPA that contains a fixed version of emerald (fixed as in - it fixes a segfault that some users got):

ppa:malteworld/compiz

This PPA is for 11.04, so you have to download the .debs for 11.10:

emerald_0.8.8-0ubuntu0~malteworld1_amd64.deb (267.0 KiB)

libemeraldengine-dev_0.8.8-0ubuntu0~malteworld1_amd64.deb (93.1 KiB)

libemeraldengine0_0.8.8-0ubuntu0~malteworld1_amd64.deb (88.9 KiB)

(for 64bits or:)

emerald_0.8.8-0ubuntu0~malteworld1_i386.deb (262.0 KiB)

libemeraldengine-dev_0.8.8-0ubuntu0~malteworld1_i386.deb (79.4 KiB)
libemeraldengine0_0.8.8-0ubuntu0~malteworld1_i386.deb (78.5 KiB)

(for 32bits)

For more info, see this Ubuntu Forums thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11379530