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On Ubuntu, I can change the terminal background to be semi-transparent. I've seen other people do this in OSX, but I don't see the setting anywhere. Is there some way to make this happen?

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When you select the color picker for the Window - there's an opacity slider there:

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Aha! Thanks! Now I feel like an idiot. :) – jerhinesmith May 5 '11 at 19:15
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+1 - Thanks very much. I've been searching too and it never occurred to me to look there. – boehj Jul 14 '11 at 0:38

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