Application to darken non active windows
September 24, 2006 9:23 AM Subscribe
Is there a windows application to darken the screen around your active window?
I have a 21" monitor and would like to be able to darken everything around my active window, be it a FireFox window or a PDF. This way I could shorten the line length of the text that I am reading and still not become distracted by other objects on the screen. I could set my wallpaper and hide all icons, taskbars, and widgets, but it seems like there should be an application to do this quickly.
I have a 21" monitor and would like to be able to darken everything around my active window, be it a FireFox window or a PDF. This way I could shorten the line length of the text that I am reading and still not become distracted by other objects on the screen. I could set my wallpaper and hide all icons, taskbars, and widgets, but it seems like there should be an application to do this quickly.
Best answer: there are a bunch for Mac (Backdrop, Doodim, etc.) (probably since there is no real Maximize) but this is the only one I could find for Windows: Ghoster.
posted by misterbrandt at 9:44 AM on September 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
posted by misterbrandt at 9:44 AM on September 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
Seconding Ghoster. I use it occasionally and it's small, simple, and works just fine.
posted by drumcorpse at 5:03 PM on September 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by drumcorpse at 5:03 PM on September 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
I just installed ghoster and I think I'm in love. I'd been looking for a way to be more productive, and I think this might just be the subtle approach I was looking for.
Thanks!
posted by ztdavis at 3:47 AM on September 25, 2006
Thanks!
posted by ztdavis at 3:47 AM on September 25, 2006
Best answer: Would "Jedi Concentrate" work from the app-a-day software jedi?
posted by JonnyRotten at 11:21 AM on September 25, 2006
posted by JonnyRotten at 11:21 AM on September 25, 2006
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posted by powpow at 9:33 AM on September 24, 2006