Comments on: Remove Shadows from Mac OS X (Lion Too)

By: Silas S. Brown

Silas S. Brown — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:16:01 +0000

People with certain eye conditions have trouble with bright backgrounds (especially on old display hardware), and find it better to switch to “white on black” in System Preferences / Universal Access. In this inverted mode, shadows appear as bright glows around windows and are positively annoying. I’m glad there’s a way to remove them; they should really be removed by default when in white-on-black mode.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:58:49 +0000

When programming I tile windows so that I have one application on the left and one on the right. With shadows enabled, it’s distracting having much of the content cast into the shadow of the other window.

In short: because productivity.

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By: George

George — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:14:26 +0000

Steve Jobs is taking harp lessons on a cloud. Stop projecting your infantile notions onto others immediately.

By: Salaryman Ryan

Salaryman Ryan — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:58:15 +0000

This tip is not useless. Its actually very useful for speeding up older Macs. I actually knew about the app before but didn’t think it would work beyond Leopard (thats what Unsanity’s website said).

I have a bunch of older Core Duo Macs that could use this speed tweak. Thanks for sharing and confirming it works on the newer versions of OSX!

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By: tim

tim — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:32:29 +0000

I never “got” shadows. there’s no light or sun creating them… do they serve a purpose other than aesthetics? I don’t mind them, but when I think of them, I find them silly.
Not sure if I care enough to implement this app, but it’s a nice option…

By: Brah

Brah — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:19:17 +0000

yes now we are talking. i also want moar shadows.

By: Brah

Brah — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:18:54 +0000

honestly i was thinking the same thing. why would anyone do this. i love the shadows, the shadows drew me to mac os x from lion. steve jobs disapproves of this tip. :[

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:23:28 +0000

Probably there is a way to eliminate shadows from the command line, and thus does not involve installing software.

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By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:35:30 +0000

And what do you recommend instead?

By: steve

steve — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:19:01 +0000

Why? Why you posting this useless tips??

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:15:55 +0000

YES!! I actually want MOAR SHADOW!!

By: Clod

Clod — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:38:40 +0000

That would be great, but I do not think it’s possible because the shadows are probably drawn by sprites. Maybe replacing the sprite could reduce the shadow thickness.