Saturday, August 04, 2012

MATE Desktop ugly transparency fix

One of the major reasons I loved Gnome2 so much was simply the amazing transparency effect it had on the Terminal and other windows. I plain loved it. But after switching to MATE Desktop Environment all I got was the Wallpaper instead of true transparency effect. It didn't need a fix at all. I just didn't know the name of the function. It's called "Compositing". You can turn it on by:

  1. Going to your Menu
  2. Type "Desktop Settings" in the search box
  3. Click the Desktop Settings button
  4. Tick the "Use GNOME Compositing" 
And it's fixed :)

Connect Rapoo MT750S with Linux (Tested on Manjaro)

 I bought this obvious copy of MX Master 2S in hopes of having the device switching functionality along with a lightweight body because I ha...