https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:15:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/For example, I have two terminals open. If I switch to one, then the inactive one is made lighter. Kind of like what would happen if you dropped the transparency to 20%.Sun, 29 Dec 2013 23:05:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/?answer=3130#post-id-3130Use [Compton](https://github.com/chjj/compton) and set `inactive-dim = 0.2`.Mon, 30 Dec 2013 03:08:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/?answer=3130#post-id-3130https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/?comment=3132#comment-3132Thanks! Do you know if Compton works well with Ubuntu? EDIT: It works perfectly thanks!Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:05:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/?comment=3132#comment-3132https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/?answer=3137#post-id-3137urxvt only (I think): You can use `-fade NUMBER` and `-fadecolor COLOR` for this effect when launching urxvt from the command line. Alternatively, use the following Xresources: *fading: NUMBER *fadeColor: COLOR Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:15:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3129/how-can-i-make-inactive-windows-slightly-grayed-out/?answer=3137#post-id-3137