xfce 4.20 Autodimming when window loses focus to another HOW TO STOP

BNeo · 2025-01-28 22:53:56

How do I stop the autodimming when I am switching between two windows on the screen ?
For example, when I have a browser open on the left side and a video on the right side, when
I switch to the browser , the video is autodimmed and vice versa.
I want to stop this behavior. In version 4.18 this did not happen.
Can anyone help ?

k3dAR · 2025-01-28 23:06:20

Don't sure this change in 4.18 => 4.20... maybe from 4.20 your compositor start working? :-)
As i know, this options is long time avaiable in Xfce, but not se as default, can you check in "Window Manager Tweak/Compositor" if "Opacity of inactive Windows" is set to most right?

BNeo · 2025-01-29 00:03:00

k3dAR wrote:

Don't sure this change in 4.18 => 4.20... maybe from 4.20 your compositor start working? :-)
As i know, this options is long time avaiable in Xfce, but not se as default, can you check in "Window Manager Tweak/Compositor" if "Opacity of inactive Windows" is set to most right?

Yes it is set to the most right position.
I want to REMOVE this autodimming.
I don't want it.

k3dAR · 2025-01-29 00:18:22

Not sure if "autodiming" you mean same as i... but i write about transparenting all inactive windows, this behavious is disabled when move most right, as oposite when you move to half, then all inactive is half-transparent, if move to most left all inactive is total transparent (=invisible)...
Can you make a screenshot of your situation?

eriefisher · 2025-01-29 11:23:42

As K3dar mentions, it' likely the transparency settings in Window-Manager Tweaks>>Compositor. You can adjust the transparency to your liking or even shut the compositor off if you prefer. You would lose the 3D effects such as shadows etc.

BNeo · 2025-01-30 03:17:42

k3dAR wrote:

Not sure if "autodiming" you mean same as i... but i write about transparenting all inactive windows, this behavious is disabled when move most right, as oposite when you move to half, then all inactive is half-transparent, if move to most left all inactive is total transparent (=invisible)...
Can you make a screenshot of your situation?

I don't have access to an image hosting site.
If you know of an easy way to do that I would be happy to take a screenshot.

When I go to Windows/Tweaks/Compositor, all of the opacity sliders are
set to the MOST RIGHT 100%. So it can't be that.

Added later 03 min 05 s:

eriefisher wrote:

As K3dar mentions, it' likely the transparency settings in Window-Manager Tweaks>>Compositor. You can adjust the transparency to your liking or even shut the compositor off if you prefer. You would lose the 3D effects such as shadows etc.

Please see above.

Last edited by BNeo (2025-01-30 03:19:10)

k3dAR · 2025-01-30 03:59:52

as eriefisher wrote, you can try complete disable Compositor, to see if "autodiming" is from some of his functions

for image i longtime use https://postimages.org
- can be use for direct link to image
- file is only accessible to those who know the link
- is free and not need registration
- even without login you can latter delete uploaded image
(only you must note url for delete as showed after upload (and only for you and once once) )
(if you make registration(free) then you have list of all uploaded and each have Trash icon)

for video not sure, recently i try find some simply non-social-portal and found only one: https://upload.nolog.cz
- file is only accessible to those who know the link
- is free and not need registration
- but maximum time for link life is 7days

Last edited by k3dAR (2025-01-30 04:01:51)

eriefisher · 2025-01-30 11:40:09

BNeo wrote:

I don't have access to an image hosting site.
If you know of an easy way to do that I would be happy to take a screenshot.

It can be done from directly inside xfce4-screenshooter. Instead of saving a pic a sending it somewhere else you can choose to use Imgur. It will give you a link you just paste here.

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