There is a gnome extension now that will fix this as far as to top main panel.Its called Activities configuator.maybe the wish list could be changed to have it installed by default.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1528915 Title: Allow changing of the top panel's colour and transparency levels without need to install extension - feature request Status in gnome-control-center: Won't Fix Status in Ubuntu GNOME: Confirmed Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Currently if one wants to change the colour or transparency levels of the top panel they have to install an extension, I think that this functionality should be built-in so that one can just change these settings in the gnome-control-center rather than having to install some third-party extension. I am running Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 with GNOME 3.18. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/1528915/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp