I think if you put the following option in ~/.config/terminator/config you will get what you are expecting:
enable_real_transparency = True ** Changed in: terminator (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- Transparency option does not work with Emerald https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390470 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs