Blur Page Behind

Blurs the page behind the command bar while it's open.

Why use it

A blurred page keeps your eyes on the command bar and hides text behind it that would compete with what you type. Turn it off if you want to read the page while you type, or if you find the blur slow on your Mac.

Turn it off

It's on by default. Open Dia → Settings → Patches → Open New Tabs in Command Bar and, under Blur, switch off Blur Page Behind. Or run:

diatweaks disable commandBarBlur

Options

Under Blur on the command bar page, Blur Radius sets how strong the blur is (4 pt to begin with), and Blur Sidebar Too blurs the whole window behind the bar instead of only the page.

Needs

Command bar. Settings greys out this switch until that's on, and diatweaks enable commandBarBlur offers to turn it on too.

Works with

Darken Page Behind. With both on, the page is blurred and darkened.