I want to make the GNOME shell top bar partially transparent, a.k.a. translucent, a.k.a. set an alpha.
How can it be done?
Basically I would just like to be able to see through it a bit, so the top part of my wallpaper is visible.
To get gnome-shell panel transparency, try this:
Edit the panel section in /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css to:
#panel {
color: #ffffff;
/*background-color: black;*/
background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
/*border-image: url("panel-border.svg") 1;*/
}
where rgba(0,0,0,0.6) is the alpha channel.
Please note that any changes to system files will be overwritten by updates and therefore an extension would be preferred.
@FranciscoD_: really? On Debian, config files stay the same... I doubt Fedora changes them.
Files in /usr/share are not config files, they are read-only data files. Files in /etc are config files, and Fedora does not permit updates to modify them. Please read man hier or http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PURPOSE18
This is great! I am hoping this works in Fedora25 with Wayland. @FranciscoD_ can you link additional information about how to make this an extension?
There is a neat extension I found a while ago that lets you do just that.
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/358/activities-configurator/
I use it because I like to show the "Fedora icon" instead of "Activities" on my desktop. Makes me happy to use Fedora, but it can also make the panel translucent.
Once you install it, refresh the page and select the setting button.
Do you edit the file /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css?
Open this file:
vim /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css
and then search the word "panel":
/panel
and you will find like this:
#panel {
background-color: black;
. . .
}
then changer the "background-color: black" to "background-color: rgba(0,0,0,x)", x is digit between 0 and 1, such as 0.4.
And then save it:
:x
and restart the desktop environment(press Alt+F2, and then input the command r).
Asked: 2013-07-20 09:44:08 -0600
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Last updated: Nov 20 '15
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