I have the same problem. I read that the developers had removed transparency, but I imagine ubuntu team search a workaround to see transparency on terminal. When I select about from the menú help I will see transparency. It's strange. I hope to solve this problem, becouse I working with transparency.
System is updated crashbit@crashbit-Dell-System-XPS-L321X:~$ gnome-terminal --version Terminal del GNOME 3.6.2 crashbit@crashbit-Dell-System-XPS-L321X:~$ gnome-shell --version GNOME Shell 3.10.4 crashbit@crashbit-Dell-System-XPS-L321X:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch) Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292282 Title: background transparency is not working on gnome terminal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1292282/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
