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How to make gVim transparent on Ubuntu 10.10?

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I have a file that works fine on OS X 10.6, but won't work on Ubuntu. It contains a line that reads , and when i run gVim it reports: Any ideas to make gVim transparent by default? Chers! The whole file for completion:

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Error detected while processing /home/user/.gvimrc: 
line   25: 
E518: Unknown option: transparency=15

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I'm afraid the transparency feature is only in MacVim. I just grepped the source code for Vim 7.3 (the latest stable version) and I couldn't find any trace of a option. One possible solution is to do it via Compiz; look for the module that enables t…

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