Transparency in menus

Posted by Jay on 8 August 2008 in Jay, Ubuntu.

Some of the following information are taken from here.

The following is a set of instructions to turn on transparency for menus in Ubuntu.

  1. Alt+F2 to bring up the Run Application dialog.
  2. Type ccsm and enter to bring up the CompizConfig Settings Manager.
  3. Click on General Options.
  4. Click on Opacity Settings tab.
  5. Under Window opacities click New.
  6. Type Tooltip | Menu | PopupMenu | DropdownMenu in Opacity windows.
  7. Set the appropriate Opacity window values. Usually 90 is safe.
  8. Close all dialog boxes and you should see transparency when you bring up menus.