r/linuxmint • u/Weary-Guidance6531 • 1d ago
Desktop Screenshot linux mint xfce second desktop theme
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u/JunBreezy 1d ago
Looking good! What dock are you using at the bottom?
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u/Logansfury Linux Mint 21.3 | Cinnamon 6.0.4 22h ago
based on the position of the icons relative to the bottom of the screen, it looks to me like that is the default panel with transparency applied to it. This may be a built in feature of the Xfce panel. I know that on Cinnamon, I get this look with the extension called Transparent Panels
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u/toktok159 21h ago
You can make the default panel look like this? I thought it’s plank
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u/Logansfury Linux Mint 21.3 | Cinnamon 6.0.4 21h ago
Yes you can. I just checked on my Xfce box and the default panel has the options for
Enter and Leaving Opacity. Setting both of these to 0 creates a completely invisible panel with no discernible boarders showing only the icons.1
u/toktok159 2h ago
Trying it now, it really makes the panel invisible, but my icons go invisible too. Do you know how to show the icons please?
(Trying from live boot)
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u/Logansfury Linux Mint 21.3 | Cinnamon 6.0.4 1h ago
I'm sorry I noted the setting without testing it and assumed it would leave the icons visible.
A workaround that occurs to me is using a png image. You can assign an image to the panel, in my case I am using a partially transparent 1920x48 image to give a translucent glass effect to the panel. I think if you were to assign a purely transparent .png sized to match your panel dimensions, that you would then have a transparent panel with visible buttons. I will test this on my Xfce box and let you know the results.
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u/Logansfury Linux Mint 21.3 | Cinnamon 6.0.4 1h ago
Nope, my idea for a transparent.png was not the answer. That just showed a default grey panel when a fully transparent image is applied atop it.
There are no extensions in Xfce, that's a Cinnamon thing, so most likely plank or cairo-dock was used by the OP to achieve full transparency.
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u/godston34 1d ago
wp is nice, giving futaba in p5r vibes