This may not be new but, after upgrading compiz from git today, I
noticed that certain windows (gnome-system-monitor and the AWN manager)
were semi-transparent. See the screenshot:
![Semi-Transparent Compiz Windows](blog/new-compiz-transparency/static/screenshot.th.png)
Edit: As far as I can tell, the Murrine engine, not compiz, is not
causing the transparency.