Transparency not working with urxvt

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 11:00 AM

I'd like to conserve as many resources as possible, with that being said, I'm switching from konsole to urxvt. After compiling and configuring my ~/.Xdefaults file as such.

Code:

    URxvt*termName: rxvt
    URxvt*scrollBar_right: false
    URxvt*scrollBar: false
    URxvt*borderLess: false
    URxvt*inheritPixmap: true
    URxvt*tintColor: white
    URxvt*shading: 80
    URxvt*transparent: true
    URxvt*geometry: 84×24
    URxvt*font: xft:terminus:pixelsize=12
    URxvt*background: #000000
    URxvt*foreground: #A8A8A8
    URxvt*color0: #000000
    URxvt*color1: #A80000
    URxvt*color2: #00A800
    URxvt*color3: #A85400
    URxvt*color4: #0000A8
    URxvt*color5: #A800A8
    URxvt*color6: #00A8A8
    URxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
    URxvt*color8: #545054
    URxvt*color9: #F85450
    URxvt*color10: #50FC50
    URxvt*color11: #F2FC50
    URxvt*color12: #5054F8
    URxvt*color13: #F854F8
    URxvt*color14: #50FCF8
    URxvt*color15: #F8FCF8

Then I run

Code:

xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults

By the way, running Slacware 13.1 x64 with Compiz.

Still no transparency. If anyone has any ideas, I'd be happy to hear them. Thank you.

Cheers.

brixtoncalling · 01-29-2011, 11:25 AM

Works for me:

Code:

urxvt.termName: rxvt-256color
urxvt.depth: 24
urxvt.transparent:false
urxvt.shading: 10
urxvt.inheritPixmap: true
urxvt.fading: 10

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 11:34 AM

I copied your config verbatim and stuck with a plain white terminal. There has to be some underlying problem. I will check the install logs to see if anything seems out of norm. Thanks.

Cheers.

dive · 01-29-2011, 11:42 AM

Did you install LibAfterImage before compiling urxvt?

brixtoncalling · 01-29-2011, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dive

Did you install LibAfterImage before compiling urxvt?

Good point. I have these options added to the Slackbuild:

Code:

--enable-afterimage
--enable-tinting
--enable-plain-scroll
--enable-256-color

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 11:56 AM

Awesome, thanks. Recompiling now, will update after.

Cheers.

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 12:06 PM

After adding the options to the slackbuild and reinstalling, still no transparency. Also built libafterimage.

Not so cheerful.

brixtoncalling · 01-29-2011, 12:14 PM

Did you take out the --disable-afterimage in the Slackbuild?

Also, here's my complete .Xdefaults in case I missed something relevant...

Code:

urxvt.termName: rxvt-256color
urxvt.depth: 24
urxvt.transparent:false
urxvt.shading: 10
urxvt.inheritPixmap: true
urxvt.fading: 10 

! preferences
urxvt.imLocale: en.UTF-8
urxvt.saveLines: 8196 
urxvt.borderless: 1
urxvt.visualBell: true
urxvt.urgentOnBell: true

! scroll
urxvt.scrollBar: false
urxvt.secondadyScroll: true
urxvt.scrollTtyOutput: false
urxvt.scrollTtyKeypress: true
urxvt.scrollTtyScroll: true

! colour
urxvt.dynamicColors: true

! cursor preferences
urxvt.cursorBlink: false
urxvt.cursorUnderline: false
urxvt.cursorColor: white

! font preference
!urxvt.font: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:size=8
!urxvt.boldFont: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:size=8:style=Bold
urxvt*font:      -*-terminus-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
urxvt*boldFont:  -*-terminus-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

urxvt.xftAntialias: true

! keys
urxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
urxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~

! integration
urxvt.perl-ext: default,matcher
urxvt.matcher.button: 1
urxvt.urlLauncher: /usr/bin/firefox
urxvt.underlineURLs: true
urxvt.keysym.C-Delete: perl:matcher
urxvt.matcher.pattern.1: \\bwww\\.[\\w-]\\.[\\w./?&@#-]*[\\w/-]

URxvt*background: black
URxvt*foreground: white
URxvt*buffered:   true
URxvt*background: black
URxvt*foreground: white
URxvt*cursorColor:white
URxvt*underlineColor:gray

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 12:18 PM

I didn't remove the line, I changed it to '--enable-afterimage /' I copied your .Xdefaults and still not transparent.

brixtoncalling · 01-29-2011, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arpanetguru

I didn't remove the line, I changed it to '--enable-afterimage /' I copied your .Xdefaults and still not transparent.

Hmm. So maybe it is a compiz thing. Have you tried with another wm?

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 12:36 PM

That's quite possible. I haven't tried another, yet. Will do now.

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 02:30 PM

So... after messing around and using compiz as my WM, still no transparency. I do not believe its the WM now. But what could it be? Still unresolved. Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers.

Gerard Lally · 01-29-2011, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arpanetguru

So... after messing around and using compiz as my WM, still no transparency. I do not believe its the WM now. But what could it be? Still unresolved. Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers.

It appears you're turning on pseudo-transparency, not true transparency.

See the last post here.

anon209 · 01-29-2011, 03:11 PM

Its possible. I tried both ways with kwin as my WM. I'll try with compiz also. Thanks.

qweasd · 01-29-2011, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arpanetguru

I'd like to conserve as many resources as possible ... with Compiz.

Does not fempute.