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Targus UDS OS X Tip: Reduce Transparency of the Menu Bar

May 10, 16 - Posted in: Tech Talk by Kevin Quinn, Thee DocKtor
Targus UDS OS X Tip: Reduce Transparency of the Menu Bar

Some users have noticed that the resolution on external monitors appears lower than that of the local MacBook monitor.The menu bar on an external monitor display appears less transparent than the same menu bar on the local display.Reduce Transparency ON

Reduce Transparency ON

Reduce Transparency OFF

Reduce Transparency OFF

Most likely the application is using hardware accelerated effect that the software renderer in OSX does not support.To overcome this issue checkbox the "Reduce Transparency" option in System Preferences/Accessibility/Display.

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