Bug 698544 – Background configuration is missing in terminal profile editor

Re:Bug 698544 – Background configuration is missing in termi... by mpyne on Saturday May 11, 2013 @11:23AM (#5690871)

Are you sure you're aware of how it's implemented?

In a good terminal (e.g. konsole) the text remains fully opaque while only the background becomes transparent.

This is more difficult than simply setting a window-wide opacity, which is why the terminal must have its own support for it.

So you maintain the readability benefit while still being able to see major changes to the window behind the terminal if necessary (something which I have found occasionally useful).

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Re:Bug 698544 – Background configuration is missing in termi... by 0x0 on Saturday May 11, 2013 @11:35AM (#5690905)

Agree 100%. Even OS X's built-in Terminal.app offers this; there's even a blur effect on the transparent background which is pretty awesome.

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Re:Bug 698544 – Background configuration is missing in termi... by joosters on Saturday May 11, 2013 @12:54PM (#5691201)

Yes! I never understood having transparent terminals before, but one day I discovered that configuring a slight amount of transparency, together with the blur, can be really useful. The terminal still stays clear to read.

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