Peeking through windows

Peeking through Windows

Peeking through windows is a capability that should have been built into Windows. It's extremely convenient to be able to instantly see what's underneath a window without having to move it and then move it back.

This action will make the windows translucent so that you can see through them to what's underneath. There are actions for peeking through a single window and for peeking through all windows at once.

The amount of transparency can be customized separately for both peeking through one window and peeking through all windows. You can make the window or windows fade instantly or gradually.

Peeking through a Web browser window

The peek actions have customizable translucency and fade.

The following peek actions are available to assign to any screen side or corner:

Peek at the desktop while the mouse is in the selected position

This action will make all open windows translucent so that you can see through them to the windows underneath and the desktop. You can customize the amount of transparency from 1% to 99%. When you move your mouse away from the selected screen edge, the windows are returned to an opaque appearance.

Peek at the desktop until it is re-enabled

This action will set all open windows to a customizable translucency so that you can see through them to the windows underneath and the desktop. The windows will remain translucent until you reset them with the Re-enable the desktop after peek desktop action.

Re-enable the desktop after peek desktop

Moving your mouse to the selected screen edge returns all windows to an opaque appearance after they have been made translucent using the Peek at the desktop until it is re-enabled action.

Peek through a window while the mouse is in the selected position

This action will make the active window translucent so that you can see through it to the windows underneath. You can customize the amount of transparency from 1% to 99%. When you move your mouse away from the selected screen edge, the window is returned to an opaque appearance.

Peek through a window until it is re-enabled

This action will set the active window to a customizable translucency so that you can see through it to the windows underneath. The window will remain translucent until you reset it with the "Re-enable a window after peeking through it" action. You can still work with the window as usual even though you can see through it.

Re-enable a window after peeking through it

Moving your mouse to the selected screen edge returns the active window to an opaque appearance after it has been made translucent using the Peek through until it is re-enabled action.

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