Sidebar Opacity

[ming]

Hi. Does anyone know how to get the sidebar to stay transparent when maximising a window? At the moment, the sidebar will only show it's glass effect if no window is maximised. Once I maximise a window, the sidebar turns black, so too the window's title bar.

 

[ming]

No one knows?

 

[NetRyder]

Well, there's no built-in option to do this, as far as I'm aware.
Maybe Sidebar Styler with a custom skin might help? I haven't tried it myself, so I'm not sure.

 

[ray_gillespie]

I'm not sure what you mean, for me the glass effects are on when nothing is maximised but then they automatically become opaque when I maximise something. The only way to keep them opaque I accidently found was to use the iTunes toolbar!

 

[NetRyder]

I'm not sure what you mean, for me the glass effects are on when nothing is maximised but then they automatically become opaque when I maximise something. The only way to keep them opaque I accidently found was to use the iTunes toolbar!

My guess is he wants the Sidebar not to turn opaque when a window is maximized.

 

[ming]

My bad, brain probably was working backwards when I started this thread.
I meant, I'd like the sidebar to be transparent when a window is maximised - like that shown in the 2nd picture.

 

[ray_gillespie]

Ah, that's a good question, to which I don't know the answer unfortunately. Another good question is, why did MS implement this in the first place?

I'll post back if I find anything out.