I'm closing this bug since there hasn't been a comment in almost three years and the last comment indicated that this bug may have been fixed by updating the video drivers.
** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/530094 Title: transparent background heavily delays gnome-terminal start up To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/530094/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs