transset fails to change the _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY property
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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x11-apps (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I can make windows 50% translucent in gnome-shell if I run
xprop -f _NET_WM_
and click on a window, but when I try the same with
transset 0.5
nothing appears to change (and xprop doesn't show a _NET_WM_
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: x11-apps 7.7+1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-19-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Wed Apr 2 19:05:05 2014
DistUpgraded: 2013-10-17 18:40:17,896 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox, 4.2.16, 3.11.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 4.2.16, 3.11.0-19-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-25 (616 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: LENOVO 4291WJF
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: x11-apps
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-17 (167 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/18/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET69WW (1.39 )
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: 4291WJF
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:
dmi.product.name: 4291WJF
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Tue Mar 18 08:13:38 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
PreInit returned 8 for "UVC Camera (046d:08ca)"
PreInit returned 8 for "UVC Camera (046d:08ca)"
PreInit returned 8 for "UVC Camera (046d:08ca)"
PreInit returned 8 for "UVC Camera (046d:08ca)"
evdev: USB 2.0 Camera: Unable to open evdev device "/dev/input/
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
product id 12359
vendor SEC
xserver.version: 2:1.14.
Here are xtrace log files capturing the X requests made by transset (which failed) and xprop (which succeeded) on the same window.