Transparency

So are all the dropdown menus, action menus, etc, supposed to be semi-transparant? Mine aren't at all. I have yet to come across a menu that was even partially see through in Yosemite.

Go to System Preferences > Accessibility > Display. Make sure "Reduce Transparency" isn't checked.

Also, it appears if you've chosen the "use dark menu bar and Dock" in the General preferences, it reduces transparency somewhat.

No, Niether one of those apply. That's why I don't get it. I have no transparancy in anything other than the color that comes through in the tops of toolbars. Why would that be?

That IS the transparency, at least it's all that I have seen. The actual window contents are not transparent.

MacInWin said:

That IS the transparency, at least it's all that I have seen. The actual window contents are not transparent.

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I figured it out. The toolbars are not the only transparency. I was specifically referring to dropdown menus ( like when you two finger click and a menu appears) that are all supposed to be see through. I have seen many screenshots that show those transparent. Well, It turns out that mine are too. Just not nearly as transparent as a brand new Retina display does. I have to put a menu over a really bold contrasting color to even tell that its got any transparency. The screenshots I have seen are very pretty and much more transparent than what i have. Here's a clip of mine with as much contrast as possible (i.e. black and white)


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Here is a comparison:
transparency by drumvudu,

drumvudu said:

No, Niether one of those apply. That's why I don't get it. I have no transparancy in anything other than the color that comes through in the tops of toolbars. Why would that be?

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That is the "transparency." It's called vibrancy by Apple and it's a combination of transparency and blurring which creates that bleeding through of the contents behind a toolbar.