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How can I make inactive windows slightly grayed out

asked 2013-12-29 23:05:44 +0000

AndrewVos
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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%.

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answered 2013-12-30 03:08:39 +0000

TonyC
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Use Compton and set inactive-dim = 0.2.

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Thanks! Do you know if Compton works well with Ubuntu? EDIT: It works perfectly thanks!

AndrewVos ( 2013-12-30 12:05:54 +0000 )edit

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answered 2013-12-30 21:15:47 +0000

joepd
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urxvt 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

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