Bad Unity Panel Transparency

[Ngassam Nkwenga]

in Unity 5.8 , for some unknown raison the panel transparency changed!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.gpu:
 Fast Writes: Supported
 SBA: Supported
 AGP Rates: 8x 4x
 Registers: 0xff000e1b:0x1f004302
.proc.driver.nvidia.agp.status:
 Status: Enabled
 Driver: AGPGART
 AGP Rate: 8x
 Fast Writes: Disabled
 SBA: Enabled
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.tmp.unity.scope.cities: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/tmp/unity-scope-cities'
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,gnomecompat,mousepoll,wall,move,regex,place,animation,snap,compiztoolbox,grid,imgpng,vpswitch,resize,expo,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,session,workarounds,ezoom,scale,scaleaddon,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Sat Mar 24 04:35:43 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MachineType: Sony Corporation PCV-RSM22(CE)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=UUID=e303b3fa-7974-45a8-8271-3bb0a2c2d864 ro quiet splash usbhid.quirks=0x0b05:0x1779:0x0004 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2003
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1006
dmi.board.name: P4SD-VX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: RS
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1006:bd06/26/2003:svnSonyCorporation:pnPCV-RSM22(CE):pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASUSTekComputerInc.:rnP4SD-VX:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrRS:
dmi.product.name: PCV-RSM22(CE)
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.2-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu2
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Ngassam Nkwenga (cyrildz)]

hier is another one screenshot with the value in CCSM

[Ngassam Nkwenga (cyrildz)]

 one more with a different value, but the transparency looks visually the same when it it should be different

[Ngassam Nkwenga (cyrildz)]

and now here is how it looked in the morning and how it should be looking

[Hanine HAMZIOUI (hanynowsky)]

If you use compiz and set the dash/panel Blur effect to None instead of STATIC or DYNAMIC, the panel's transparency gets back to normal, yet the dash's transparency gets screwed (becomes fully transparent).

For now, with STATIC and DYNAMIC BLUR, I cannot get a semi transparent panel, unless I set Opacity to 0.0.

[Sam_ (and-sam)]

Unfortunately there're some inconsistencies.
'No blur' allows a transparent panel, at the same time it introduces black stripes on dash when scrolled. bug 966448

[Hanine HAMZIOUI (hanynowsky)]

Thanks for the confirmation @Sam_ . Subscribed.

[harpreet bhatia (bluepicaso)]

when can we expect the fix?
i am really irritated with this. i love theming my firefox personas and the transparent panel. its looks ugly... to much ugly.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 927115, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.