Transparency is buggy

[maillardduck]

The bug: when alfred is activated, the results of a search will appear in the background of a subsequent search.  I have screenshots but do not know how to attach them.

 

 

What you were doing when the issue happened

- using a workflow, however the bug was replicated while searching for files

 

Whether you were able to replicate it a second time by performing the same action

- yes, replicable with same action as well as different actions

 

Include any screenshots that might help us

- see attached

 

Include the Alfred version & build number you are using

v2.8 (414)

 

Include your OS X version

10.11 (15A284)

 

 

 

[Tyler Eich]

Screenshots would be very useful here. If you use Dropbox, you can share a link to the screenshots. Otherwise, Imgur is a decent service.

 

Just paste the links if you don't feel like embedding them in your post.

Edited October 14, 2015 by Tyler Eich

[Vero]

 

The bug: when alfred is activated, the results of a search will appear in the background of a subsequent search.  I have screenshots but do not know how to attach them.

 

This visual quirk is due to the way OS X deals with transparency layers. This only sometimes affect themes, where you'll see them rendered with a shadow of the previous text. 

 

To fix this, pop up your theme editor in Alfred's preferences, and change the following settings:

- In the Appearance > Theme Editor, change the opacity for the background

- In the Appearance > Options, change the window blur

 

Let me know how you get on.

 

Cheers,

Vero

[maillardduck]

Here is a screenshot.

 

http://imgur.com/ePONHxM

 

I would like to be able to see the screen behind alfred (for example, which is useful when I'm using a translation workflow).  Hence the transparency appearance settings.  

 

 

Blurring or removing/adjusting transparency doesn't work for this.