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Public bug reported:

Running compiz_1%3a0.9.12.0+15.04.20150202-0ubuntu1 without unity (in
mate compiled with gtk-3) and testing Gtk-3.16 I run into serious issues
with failures to render certain Gtk Windows transparent. Hardware is AMD
FX 8120 with radeon HD 6750 GPU.

My theme sets popup windows used by menus transparent, and Gtk
application windows with client side decoration (CSD) have transparency
underlying the GtkHeaderBar. In the latter case this is what makes
rounded corners possible.   The transparent popup windows used with my
theme to support menus resembling gnome-shell's widgets in my hacked
Gtk3 version of mate-panel work fine with Gtk3.14 but due to the window
issue get black corners with compiz and Gtk-3.16. Windows drawn
transparent with cairo still work, but windows set transparent by GTK
usually do not,

Changing the window manager to Mutter makes transparency work perfectly.
In Gtk-3.14 transparency works in Metacity with compositing enabled, it
does not with gtk-3.16.

I am not sure whether this should be considered a compiz bug or a Gtk
bug, but since transparency works fine in gnome-shell and mutter (as
used by shell), I am not sure the GNOME team would consider this a bug
they are willing to fix.  If nobody fixes this any GNOME application
that forces client side decoration (such as the gtk3-demo or gtk3
-widget-factory) will be ugly in Ubuntu unless the client side
decorations have square corners.

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1436553

Title:
  Transparent windows render black with Gtk3.16 and compiz

Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running compiz_1%3a0.9.12.0+15.04.20150202-0ubuntu1 without unity (in
  mate compiled with gtk-3) and testing Gtk-3.16 I run into serious
  issues with failures to render certain Gtk Windows transparent.
  Hardware is AMD FX 8120 with radeon HD 6750 GPU.

  My theme sets popup windows used by menus transparent, and Gtk
  application windows with client side decoration (CSD) have
  transparency underlying the GtkHeaderBar. In the latter case this is
  what makes rounded corners possible.   The transparent popup windows
  used with my theme to support menus resembling gnome-shell's widgets
  in my hacked Gtk3 version of mate-panel work fine with Gtk3.14 but due
  to the window issue get black corners with compiz and Gtk-3.16.
  Windows drawn transparent with cairo still work, but windows set
  transparent by GTK usually do not,

  Changing the window manager to Mutter makes transparency work
  perfectly. In Gtk-3.14 transparency works in Metacity with compositing
  enabled, it does not with gtk-3.16.

  I am not sure whether this should be considered a compiz bug or a Gtk
  bug, but since transparency works fine in gnome-shell and mutter (as
  used by shell), I am not sure the GNOME team would consider this a bug
  they are willing to fix.  If nobody fixes this any GNOME application
  that forces client side decoration (such as the gtk3-demo or gtk3
  -widget-factory) will be ugly in Ubuntu unless the client side
  decorations have square corners.

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