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Blur my shell for Gnome 49 released (github.com)
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[–] monogram@feddit.nl 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I’ve never understood why people want this.

Everything is blurry without my glasses, why would I want have the same affliction with glasses?

[–] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

Because people (including me) think it looks nicer that way. There's nothing to "understand" about subjective visual preferences. You don't like it? That's okay too!

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My understanding is, blurring backgrounds helps whatever's in front stand out, because it reduces the visual noise around it. I don't use it either but it can look nice if used well

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So does adding a black but transparent backdrop. e.g. rgba(0,0,0,0.7)

I’m glad people who like blur have an addon for it.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, not really in the same way. Blurring turns high frequency noise into medium frequency noise, overlaying a solid color just dims the high frequency noise. Both are certainly helpful but they don't have the same effect