Can I make Gnome menus transparent?

[sclough]

Here's the deal. I have my main Gnome panel with partial transparency and it provides a really neat look at the background comes though. The problem is that I access one of the menus and it has that standard grey background. Is there a way to give menus the same transparency as the panel?

If it matters, I'm on Dapper so Gnome 2.14...

[groggyboy]

For real transparency effects (and more), you want a composite manager. check out these threads:
Enable all the desktop bling! the Rockstar way! (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=135850)
The Composite Manager Guide: How to get Vista-ish effects in (K)(X)Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75527)
XGL and Compiz eyecandy: One thread to rule them all... (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=148351)

No sense reinventing the wheel! Mind you, this is all very bleeding edge and experimental. You need dapper+gnome2.14 for most of them, plus some good hardware.

If you just want psuedo-transparency, consider using Kubuntu/KDE - i hear that Kwin (the KDE window manager) has built-in support for menu transparency.

cheers!
groggyboy

[sclough]

Thanks. I just have a built in Sis video card, so no bling for me. I'm also a Gnome person. KDE never really clicked with me...