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SecretMethod70 · 02-06-2007, 05:24 AM

I acquired a copy of Windowblinds and couldn't find anything to do that

It's strange...there are something like 20 billion programs for Windows XP to allow you to manually set a window's transparency, and 5 billion of those will even remember the transparency, but there doesn't seem to be a single one that will do it automatically based on whether the window is active or not!

For now, I'm using Y'z Shadow which can give windows a different shadow based on whether or not it is active. It's neat, but it doesn't address the reason I was looking for this app in the first place. I want inactive windows to "fade away" so that, for the most part, the only thing grabbing my attention is the window I'm using. Is that so much to ask?

02-06-2007, 05:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	I acquired a copy of Windowblinds and couldn't find anything to do that It's strange...there are something like 20 billion programs for Windows XP to allow you to manually set a window's transparency, and 5 billion of those will even remember the transparency, but there doesn't seem to be a single one that will do it automatically based on whether the window is active or not! For now, I'm using Y'z Shadow which can give windows a different shadow based on whether or not it is active. It's neat, but it doesn't address the reason I was looking for this app in the first place. I want inactive windows to "fade away" so that, for the most part, the only thing grabbing my attention is the window I'm using. Is that so much to ask? __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling