Transparent X terminals

C-Lo · 06-08-2002, 01:36 PM

I am experimenting with Blackbox and Window Maker managers...how do I get the terminals to have that transparent look?

NSKL · 06-08-2002, 04:43 PM

Eterm -O -0 or Eterm --trans it should also work with xterm if you don't have Eterm, but really, Eterm is the best IMO because it gives you lots of nice eyecandy like:
Eterm --trans -f orange -g 80x25+300+300 -F nexus -T SlackBox
and much more....
If you have only xterm man xterm should help you
-NSKL

C-Lo · 06-08-2002, 09:44 PM

Thanks...NSKL I really was not thinking. :-)

C-Lo · 06-09-2002, 12:08 PM

But...I have seen terminals that are transparent with color added as well how it that done. I have searched my Linux Bible and there is no reference to that. The man pages for Xterm also does not mention a code for transparent.

NSKL · 06-09-2002, 04:15 PM

Its transpareny and tinting. Basically you make the Term transparent but add some color to it too. Here is a script i use to start my Eterm, you may need to edit it for your options.
EtermStartScript

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#remove the -t auto part if you don't want automatic theme calls from E to Eterm
$geometry = "75x17";
$name = "SlackBox";
$shade = 0xe6;
$red = int(rand(257));
$green = int(rand(257));
$blue = int(rand(257));
$options = "-t auto -x  -b black -f red  --geometry $geometry --name $name --trans --cmod $shade --cmod-red $red --cmod-green $green --cmod-blue $blue  -F shine"; exec( "Eterm $options &" )

Hope that helps. Read the MAN page for Eterm to see other cool options
-NSKL

C-Lo · 06-10-2002, 08:48 PM

Thanks NSKL..I'll have to do more homework on this.

JaseP · 06-10-2002, 10:20 PM

Certain shells have settings that you can set individually...

By the way, they are not really transparent,... they just replicate the background within the terminal, and match it to the positioning of the actual background image. You won't see icons or the windows below the window nor will animation show through (like glxgears). Perhaps in a future version of X a thing like this might be implemented but not now.

xj220 · 06-11-2002, 07:11 AM

JaseP, I would think that this will come really soon, couse they have "True Transparent" in Mac X, so some cool guy will probably port it soon...

btw, C-Lo you can also use Aterm, i prefer that one instead of eterm .. couse i heard that it doesn't suck as much mem as eterm.

crashmeister · 06-11-2002, 10:22 AM

Go to http://largo.windowmaker.org There is a lot of info. They got something about transparent terminals for download - check under tips.

C-Lo · 06-11-2002, 12:49 PM

That was exactly what I was looking for Aterm http://aterm.sourceforge.net/. Thanks for the info fellas.