Konsole transparency doesn't work (solved)

[atowler]

If I enable background transparency in Konsole for my current profile then the background changes in color slightly but doesn't actually become transparent. Doing so in Yakuake does work as expected. Interestingly, both terminals show a message that I've attached in a screenshot.

EDIT: fixed with the latest neon updates

[dbyentzen]

If I enable background transparency in Konsole for my current profile then the background changes in color slightly but doesn't actually become transparent. Doing so in Yakuake does work as expected. Interestingly, both terminals show a message that I've attached in a screenshot.

I can confirm this behavior on all three of my Maui 1 machines. Have you thought a filing a bug if there isn't one filed already?

[Avonidas]

I have also lost transparency for all menus and pop-ups, as well as konsole + yakuake. Widgets and moving windows are still transparent.

This happened after an upgrade to Mesa 18.0.5, and the latest kernel.

System info:

Code:

$ inxi -F
System:    Host: ******* Kernel: 4.4.0-130-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.8.3
           Distro: Ubuntu 2.1 xenial
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Latitude E5510 v: 0001
           Mobo: Dell model: 09M4GV v: A00 Bios: Dell v: A03 date: 06/02/2010
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5 M 520 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           clock speeds: max: 2400 MHz 1: 1333 MHz 2: 1333 MHz 3: 1199 MHz 4: 1866 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1600x900@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 18.0.5
Audio:     Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-130-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 driver: iwlwifi
           IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: **:**:**:**:**:**
           Card-2: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5761e Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3
           IF: enp11s0 state: down mac: **:**:**:**:**:**
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 2320.4GB (6.2% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST9320423AS size: 320.1GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Elements_1078 size: 2000.4GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 46G used: 27G (61%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-2: /home size: 69G used: 41G (63%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 5.12GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 218 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 508.7/3751.2MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.35

I also get the same warning as atowler about needing to restart konsole, but to no effect.

[smoreau]

I have also lost transparency for all menus and pop-ups, as well as konsole + yakuake. Widgets and moving windows are still transparent.

This happened after an upgrade to Mesa 18.0.5, and the latest kernel.

Confirmed, the only machine which has been updated to mesa 18.05 lost transparency.
How to come back to 17.2.8 ?

[Avonidas]

How to come back to 17.2.8 ?

I don't know of any (safe) way to go back to mesa 17, but it is possible to downgrade to mesa 11.2.0 in xenial repository, through apt or synaptic. The problem, of course, is which mesa packages to downgrade, which dependencies will be broken, and if the intel driver & kernel should be downgraded too.

[smoreau]

If I enable background transparency in Konsole for my current profile then the background changes in color slightly but doesn't actually become transparent. Doing so in Yakuake does work as expected. Interestingly, both terminals show a message that I've attached in a screenshot.

EDIT: fixed with the latest neon updates

Sorry but that did not worked for me after updating to Neon 5.13.2 as proposed by Leszek :
https://forums.mauilinux.org/showthread.php?tid=24793
This seems to be link to intel video driver and not plasma versions.
SM

[smoreau]

If I enable background transparency in Konsole for my current profile then the background changes in color slightly but doesn't actually become transparent. Doing so in Yakuake does work as expected. Interestingly, both terminals show a message that I've attached in a screenshot.

EDIT: fixed with the latest neon updates

Sorry but that did not worked for me after updating to Neon 5.13.2 as proposed by Leszek :
https://forums.mauilinux.org/showthread.php?tid=24793
This seems to be link to intel video driver and not plasma versions.
SM

I don't know where is the problem, but if you install Neon 5.13.2 directly from a usb key, transparency is back !!

[Avonidas]

smoreau, could you please write what you did, exactly? Did you do a clean installation of Neon 5.13.2?

[smoreau]

smoreau, could you please write what you did, exactly? Did you do a clean installation of  Neon 5.13.2?

Yes exactly on a separate partition of the same laptop (intel). So both system are active, Maui + Neon 5.13.2 no transparency, Neon alone lla is ok.
 
SM

[Avonidas]

smoreau, could you please write what you did, exactly? Did you do a clean installation of  Neon 5.13.2?

Yes exactly on a separate partition of the same laptop (intel). So both system are active, Maui + Neon 5.13.2 no transparency, Neon alone lla is ok.
 
SM

Ah, I see. Unfortunately, I can't afford to lose this system right now, I've set it up rather well and transparency is a minor annoyance. But I will try Neon 5.13.2 on a live session and see if it works.