Transparent Windows?

Benjamindaines

macrumors 68030

Original poster

• Feb 12, 2006

• #1

I was sitting around today and had a nice idea for the next version of OS X. I would like it so when a window is inactive it automatically goes slightly transparent, much like the menu bars in the earlier version so OS X. What do you think of this idea? Is there any software out there that will make that happen?

--Enjoy and Thanks.

 

Eidorian

macrumors Penryn

• Feb 12, 2006

• #2

Some programs already support window transparency. Two examples that I can think of are Adium X and Mactracker.

 

grapes911

Moderator emeritu

• Feb 12, 2006

• #3

. . . and Terminal

 

Eidorian

macrumors Penryn

• Feb 12, 2006

• #4

grapes911 said:

. . . and Terminal

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I don't use Terminal that much. <.<

 

grapes911

Moderator emeritu

• Feb 12, 2006

• #5

Eidorian said:

I don't use Terminal that much. <.<

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That's a shame. 😛


I'm sure that are a bunch of them, but I thought Terminal was an important one because it comes standard with OS X.

 

Benjamindaines

macrumors 68030

Original poster

• Feb 12, 2006

• #6

Every app in OS X (that I'm aware of) supports transparent windows with this

 

mad jew

Moderator emeritus

• Feb 12, 2006

• #7

InvisRay only supports Cocoa apps AFAIK. 🙂

 

20rogersc

macrumors 65816

• Feb 13, 2006

• #8

Spirited Away?

::20ROGERSC::

 

SiliconAddict

macrumors 603

• Feb 13, 2006

• #9

20rogersc said:

Spirited Away?

::20ROGERSC::

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Oh that's too freaking cool. *Add it to his list of must have apps for his MBP* 😀

 

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dylan

macrumors 6502

• Feb 14, 2006

• #10

NewsFire does this. It fades in and out. It also has a nice fade animation when it quits.

 

mdavey

macrumors 6502a

• Feb 14, 2006

• #11

Benjamindaines said:

...slightly transparent [...] menu bars in the earlier version [of] OS X.

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Anyone know how to just re-enable this feature?