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How do I add that it should 'keep under other' option so it becomes'one' with the background?

 

Is it possible to change the degree on the transparent?

 

Thanks

 

I'm not sure I understand the first part of that question, but as for the second: you can use the --tint switch. From the Eterm manpage:

 

--tint mask

 

       --tint color

              Tints the background pixmap (either an image file or the  trans-

              parent  portion can be shaded).  The mask is an integer, usually

              specified in hexadecimal in the form  0xRRGGBB,  where  RR,  GG,

              and BB are hexadecimal numbers between 00 and ff (0 and 255 dec-

              imal) which represent the brightness of the image's red,  green,

              and  blue  values,  respectively.   A value of 00 will mask that

              color out entirely, while a value of ff  will  not  change  that

              color at all.

 

              You  may  also specify an X color such as grey75 or MidnightBlue

              or #babb7f instead of a mask.

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I haven't been using eterm because, with my screen ratio, the text becomes illegible.  By changing the color, I can read it again.  Thanks for the tip.

 

Now is there any way to get rid of the text shadowing?

 

 

*ahem

man Eterm

       --font-fx effects
             Specifies the effects to apply to the terminal window font.  The
             value of effects is a single string containing a series of  cor-
             ner/color  pairs.  These pairs define toward which corner a drop
             shadow of each character should be made,  and  what  color  that
             shadow will be.  The corner is specified first using the follow-
             ing keywords: top_left or tl, top_right or  tr,  bottom_left  or
             bl,  and bottom_right or br.  Each corner specifier is then fol-
             lowed by a color.

             There are also several shortcuts for doing common effects.   You
             can get a single-color outline by using the keyword outline fol-
             lowed by a color.  A single-color drop shadow is also  available
             using  the  keyword shadow followed by an optional corner speci-
             fier (bottom_right being the default) and a color.   For  a  3-D
             embossed  look, use emboss dark_color light_color.  The opposite
             effect,  a  carved-out  look,  can  be  obtained   with   carved
             dark_color  light_color.   (Of  course, with those last two, the
             3-D look will only work if you choose the light and dark  colors
             wisely.)

             Finally,  for no font effects at all, simply specify the keyword
             none.

             The default value is bottom_right black  which  yields  a  black
             drop shadow, greatly improving the visibility of lightly-colored
             fonts on top of light spots in a background  image.   Note  that
             font effects are not active in solid color mode.

 

--font-fx none

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How do I add that it should 'keep under other' option so it becomes'one' with the background?

 

Is it possible to change the degree on the transparent?

 

Thanks

I'm not sure I understand the first part of that question, but as for the second: you can use the --tint switch. From the Eterm manpage:

I'll try to rephrase it then ;)

 

When Eterm is active it still need to be in the background while using it.

 

I hope I explained myself or I just try again :D

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Eterm -x -0 --trans --buttonbar 0 --scrollbar=off

 

What is the function of the -0 that comes after -x. In order to get this to work in SuSE 9.1 Pro I had to delete the -0 or Eterm would never launch.

 

Mine looks like this:

 

Eterm -x --trans --buttonbar 0 --scrollbar=off

 

 

Thanks.

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I run an invisible eterm window with the command "top", so I see my computer stats :headbang:

it reruns itself each time I start KDE, so I don't have to redo the command (eterm transparent etc) every time. no such thing in blackbox though.

 

screenshot

 

Eterm -x -0 --trans --scrollbar=off --buttonbar 0 -q -e 'top'

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check if that's an 0 (zero) or an O because from;

man Eterm

       -O, --trans
             This gives a  pseudo-transparent  Eterm.   The  image  is  taken
             directly  from the root window, so any requests for changing the
             pixmap  are  ignored.   If  you   do   not   use   Enlightenment
             (http://www.enlightenment.org/)   as  your  window  manager  (or
             another compliant window manager...I have been told that Window-
             Maker  works  also),  you  will need to use the Esetroot program
             (found in the utils/ directory)  to  set  your  root  background
             image.

      -0, --itrans
             Activate  the immotile transparency optimization for transparent
             Eterm windows.  Note that this does NOT  activate  transparency;
             you  must  still  include the -O or --trans option.  This option
             should be used on transparent windows which are shaded or tinted
             and  which  do not move around on the desktop much.  See the Mon
             Mar  6 21:11:13 PST 2000 ChangeLog entry  for  a  more  detailed
             explanation.

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check if that's an 0 (zero) or an O because from;

 

It was a 0 (zero). I copied the code you posted. If I substitute an "O", Eterm launches. Anyways, it works just fine with the code set as:

 

Eterm -x --trans --buttonbar 0 --scrollbar=off

 

http://www.usalug.com/xeroid/transparent.png

 

thanks. :D

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Thank you guys for putting up all these new tips! I will update the original one with every ones tips into it. For now I don't have that much time since I'm getting ready to take on yet Another Hurricane. But as soon as that's over and done with I will get to work on adding all these new great and helpful tips.

 

-Luis :thumbs::thanks:

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