I have this issue too. All of your symptoms are the same with me, even the 25% opacity trick.
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 32bit Kernel 2.6.32-23-generic -- transparent panel fails to properly blur desktop background https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/553716 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
