Can I change the Unity Launcher transparency?

Question

Is it possible to change the background opacity of the Unity Launcher?

I see you can change the panel opacity, but then the launcher clashes with the panel.

Answer 1

From the terminal, you can use:

gsettings get org.compiz.unityshell:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ launcher-opacity

to get the current value for launcher opacity and

gsettings set org.compiz.unityshell:/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/ launcher-opacity X

to set the launcher opacity to X. X must be between 0 and 1.

_{P:S This way is preferred over any other method that used dconf directly.}

See also:

• How can I adjust the transparency of the Status Bar (top panel)?

Answer 2

13.10

If you're running 13.10 you can use Unity Tweak Tool.

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool  

Open the "Launcher" category, from there you can use the "Transparency level" slider to adjust the launcher's transparency.

You can also change the launcher's color.

Answer 3

11.04

You can use unity-df (a patched launcher)

Unity-df gives you options to change launcher's color and transparency AND it lets you place launcher at any place you want it.

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Answer 4

For 11.10 and 12.04

There's an option to do this in ccsm:

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