GNOME/tweak
Since Compiz I haven’t seen transparent windows in GNOME and the latest baby WOGUE videos made me discover two interesting projects: a GTK4 terminal with the ability to merge the headerbar into the tabs, creating a very elegant interface and Mutter Rounded to add blur, transparency, window outline and more.
I couldn’t resist the temptation to try it in my new GNOME 42.
Install Terminal (GTK4) on Arch Linux
https://gitlab.com/raggesilver/terminal
Download terminal.flatpak from this link
Install together with runtime dependences if required.
Features
- Theming (Tilix compatible color scheme support)
- Theme integration with the window decorations
- Custom fonts
- Tabs
- Headerbarless mode
Ctrl
+click
to open links & files- Drag files to paste their path
Install Mutter Rounded on Arch Linux
https://github.com/yilozt/mutter-rounded
Mutter Rounded will take over Mutter’s place and unlock some advanced features such as blur, transparency, window outline and corners.
Settings can be applied through dconf-editor or using a specific GUI called mutter-rounded-setting.
Install Mutter Rounded Settings in Arch Linux
https://github.com/yilozt/mutter-rounded-setting
Install yarn dependency and clone repository
Run Mutter Rounded Setting
To apply blur and transparency effects to Terminal you need to add it to the application list in Mutter Rounded Setting preferences.
In Global it is possible to modify corners radius and all windows borders as well as vary the clipping. It is also possible to blacklist or add specific settings for individual applications.
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