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I've updated to OSX Yosemite and see that one of the new "features" of Xcode is blur/transparency effect for the project navigator window. Below is an example of my wallpaper blurring through. I find this to be really fugly and distracting.

Is there a way to disable this blur effect and get a flat/opaque Xcode 6 window?

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shim
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Alex Stone
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    Thank the maker, why this is enabled by default in Xcode is beyond me – jjxtra Feb 16 '15 at 22:26
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    It's a design and stylistic choices of the entire OS, not just Xcode. Like asking why the navigation bar or notification center are translucent in iOS. – Léo Natan May 09 '15 at 20:51

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Open System Preferences > Accessibility > Display and select Reduce Transparency.

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Tommie C.
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    This changes the whole system's behavior. I like my terminal and other apps to be transparent :( – Ramin Mar 21 '20 at 02:43