I'd like to make the gadgets even more opaque, down to 10% or even 5%.Rich

Hi Rich,As the opacity setting is intergrated in the gadget, it's hard to change to 10% or 5% via the opacity setting. I found an useful link for you, Let The User Choose Your Gadget's Opacity http://code.google.com/apis/desktop/articles/e13.html After reading this website, you should know it's hard to modify the opacity setting to 10% unless you modify the program codes. While if you just want to decrease to less opaque, you can choose 90% or 100% in the opaque setting.I hope this can help you. John

10% would be less opaque, not more. If you were at 0% opacity, it'd be invisible. 100% is solid like a brick wall.If this was helpful, please vote by clicking the green triangle. If it solves the issue, click Propose as Answer. Thanks!

Add to Shawn's reply, you can right click on the Gadget, click Opacity and then select 80% or 100% to make the gadgets more opaque.