Why does my system dim and go grey sometimes?

[NoOp]

On 01/24/2009 12:44 PM, Derek Broughton wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
> 
>> On 01/24/2009 06:54 AM, Derek Broughton wrote:
>>> mark Pyles wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I don't think I have desktop affect on (at least not that I know of) and
>>>> I don't have compiz installed.
>>> 
>>> I think you have to - that's what makes the windows go grey.
>>> 
>>> Do: "ps aux | grep compiz"
>>> 
>> It won't matter - even with compiz on 
> 
> "without"
> 
>> some applications will go grey if they are busy.
> 
> No, really, I turned this off by eliminating compiz (completely removed it).  
> I _never_ get the greyed windows any more - even though I am woefully short 
> of memory, and windows are often busy.
> 
> 
> 

Ah, I see what you mean - I had it backwards. I'm back with the program :-)