RGBAmbianceReworked

RGBAmbianceReworked is a cool, modified Ambiance theme that gives your desktop a sleek look with RGBA support. If you want to take full advantage of the transparency features, you'll need to install RGBA first. No worries if you're not sure how to do that! You can check out this tutorial for a step-by-step guide.

Transparency Without RGBA

Quick Note: Even if you skip installing RGBA, the theme will still work fine. However, without it, you won't get to enjoy that nice transparent effect.

Making Your Titlebar Transparent

If you're eager to add some titlebar transparency, just hit Alt+F2, type in gconf-editor, and hit run. Now navigate under the apps section and find gwd. There, look for the metacity theme opacity setting and adjust it to below 1.0!

Add Window Transparency

To add transparency to your entire window, open up ccsm. If it's not installed yet, just grab it from the software center. Once in ccsm, find the Opacity, Brightness, and Saturation plugin. Click on Opacity > new and enter: Menu | PopupMenu | DropdownMenu | Dialog | ModalDialog | Normal. Set the value to 94 and enable that plugin!

Bumping Up The Blur Effect

If you're feeling fancy and want to blur your window a bit, go into the Blur Window plugin settings. Set the filter to Gaussian with a radius of about 6 and strength around 1.0.

Moving Your Window Buttons Around

If you'd rather have your window buttons on the right side, press Alt+F2, type in gconf-editor, run that baby! Under apps section find metacity > general > button layout. Double-click on it and change its value to "minimize, maximize, close" or whatever order you like — then hit ok.

Changing Your Desktop Background with RGBAmbianceReworked Theme

• Right-click on your desktop and select Change Desktop Background.


• Select the first tab labeled Theme.


• You can drag and drop the theme's archive directly into the Appearance Preferences window.


• If everything goes smoothly, you'll see a confirmation message! Just click on it to activate your new theme.

The GNOME Project: A Quick Overview

GNOME wants to build an awesome desktop environment using free software! It focuses on making sure all parts of your computer interface work together nicely — like managing files or launching applications — so everything feels easy to use.

This project is part of GNU and works well with various Unix-like operating systems like Linux (and even Solaris!). Originally called GNU Network Object Model Environment (though we don't really use that name anymore), GNOME emphasizes simplicity and usability so things just click!