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> -------- Original Message --------   Subject: Re: [Ayatana]
> semi-transparent indicator menus  Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:46:34 +0100  From:
> Carl Ansell <afccarl1994@xxxxxxxxxxx> <afccarl1994@xxxxxxxxxxx> To:
> frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx><frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>
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> When the panel is set to transparent, the menus do lookout of place. But if
> these are transparent, then they would be hard to read if an application is
> open. You can set them to translucent through Ubuntu Tweak, and it doesn't
> look right.
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how ? i couldn't find that feature in Ubuntu Tweak.
The degree of transparency should be identical to the one in the Dash or in
the Unity Launcher Quicklists. If this degree of transparency doesn't look
right on indicator menus, then it is surely also poor design for the Dash
and the Launcher Quicklists.

and for reference, here's a launchpad bug on this topic:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/804893

thoughts?