Nevermind, it looks like support for background images in terminal widgets has been removed altogether, as explained here- https://bugs.launchpad.net/terminator/+bug/1635704
** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- 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/1670875 Title: "Fake" transparency, w/ Flashback session and non-compositing WM, no longer works To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1670875/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs