transperency on kde
 

i am wondering how to make all or some applications transparent.... mainly Gaim and possibly xmms...

I'm not so sure if this is possible, you might search for transparent themes for xmms, as for GAIM I'm unsure. If you're looking for transparent terminals, I wrote a tutorial on that here.

i got eterm and got that transparent but i am wondering if there is a way to make windows... like the file manager or gaim (which i have seen transparent on a screenshot) transparent or translucent whatever its called.... i am not sure if you can make konquerer but im pretty sure gaim can be

check out this site
http://gentoo-wiki.com/Tip X11 and Tranparency
it appears to not be spelled right but that's how it is written, from a web page called Mandrake Linux tips for free

thats exactly what i was looking for.... thanks..
do you know off hand if that will or how i make the minimized apps transparent too?

k i got it all working except for the individual minimized windows. but how do i keep the setting so i dont have to set the setting each window every time i open it or reboot

Not sure, I haven't set it up yet, just found that info while reading the configuration page at Mandrake Linux Tips For Free web site, which will probably answer that question.

PS. Scuzzman, glad to have witnessed your 1000th post, I just quit fighting with that 537EP modem of mine & hooked up a serial modem I've had hanging around for a couple of weeks now, an older 33600 but at least I'm not jumping over to Windows so much anymore, headin' to Oil sands tonight...latter.

If you want to enable transperencies over all just check out this post , right at the bottom. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=417023