Panel opacity setting is ignored (always opaque) on startup

[Pierre-Olivier Megret]

Tried to set panel transparency with unity plugin in CCSM and I can't obtain tranparency for the panel while using Radiance Theme. That's OK with Ambiance Theme .

 Last Update/upgrade done at 13.00 pm

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.8.2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,gnomecompat,mousepoll,regex,imgpng,animation,grid,wall,workarounds,place,resize,move,snap,session,expo,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Aug 25 14:12:54 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard: ATI Technologies Inc RV730XT [Radeon HD 4670] [1002:9490] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110808)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-9-generic root=UUID=b2f3b035-88c2-450b-919e-0b65be858730 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:

dmi.bios.date: 04/10/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0220
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5QPL-VM EPU
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0220:bd04/10/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5QPL-VMEPU:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.92+bzr2791-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu16
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Felix (apoapo)]

For me panel opacity is totally broken. Doesn't matter which theme is used. It is always 100% visible.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Fix committed into lp:unity at revision 2406

[Andrea Azzarone (azzar1)]

Can you reproduce this bug on quantal and/or raring?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for unity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Stephen M. Webb (bregma)]

Verified that Panel transparency is 100% controllable on the Adwaita, Ambience, Radiance, and High Contrast themes in Unity 7 or later. Marking as fixed for those series.

[Stephen M. Webb (bregma)]

Also verified Panel opacity works correctly with the Ambiance, Radiance, and High Contrast themes in the 5 series of Unity.