opacify@anish.org: Can we ask for requests here? Also a bug.

[RaitaroH]

If we can ask for stuff then, can I ask for this extension made by @AnishN
https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/extensions/view/25
also in this repo here:
https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon-spices-extensions/tree/master/opacify@anish.org

to have the option to set a default opacity for all unfocused windows (you know like KDE has). I know you can go to settings->windows and have the option to set an action for the wheel scroll to change the opacity but is not the same.
I think this will be a nice addition to the Cinnamon DE itself nut just as an extension.

Now the bug with the same extension. If you snap a window, it will remain transparent. This won't change until I click on the titlebar. It will not change to 100% transparency even if I focus the window by clicking inside it (it only works if I click the tilebar). Btw on linux mint 17.3 here.

If you can't ask for requests here than I am sorry.

[collinss]

@RaitaroH Requests are fine. In the future, it will be helpful to include the extension you're making the request for in the issue title, and if you know the author's github name, include it in the description. That way your issue doesn't get lost in the crowd.

@AnishN if you are still interested in developing this extension could you please respond to this request?

[RaitaroH]

Thank you for the quick response. I will know next time I post.

Hope the extensions and other stuff that was kept on the new spices website to be fixed and have a better overall experience with Cinnamon.

Thank you Linux Mint Team!

[mfreeman72]

I also am seeing the bug where snapping windows remain transparent until clicking on the titlebar. This has occurred in 17.x, 18.x, 19.x, and it's still there in 20.x. It's only a minor annoyance, but still an annoyance.

[NikoKrause]

@mfreeman72 Does this still happen?

[mfreeman72]

@NikoKrause Yes, this is still happening on my system.

[mfreeman72]

Here's a screenshot of the problem that I took right now. I snapped a LibreOffice window to one side of the screen, and it remained transparent afterward.

[mfreeman72]

Also, there are some windows where I cannot get the transparency to end by clicking the title bar (specifically the annoying new Gnome 3 window format that has the really wide titlebar with menu buttons built into it). I have to close the window and re-open it.