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Is there a way to stop MacOS low-lighting the menu bar on external monitors not currently in focus

I use two external monitors with my MBP. The menu bar on the screen I am not currently focused on is low-lighted, making some text unreadable:



Ordinarily, it looks like this:



I would like the menu bar on both screens to be identical. Is this possible?

Posted on Apr 14, 2021 10:14 AM

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Posted on Apr 14, 2021 11:02 AM

That is normal.

Much like a window that has focus looks different from a background window, the same is true of the menu bar of the active display vs the menu bar on other displays.


Maybe this will help: you can merely click on an empty space on the menu bar to make that display "active".

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Apr 15, 2021 9:53 AM in response to rjbourne

AFAICT there is no option to change that. I do use two displays, and despite my old eyes I don't feel bothered by this dimming of the menu bar.


Two things you can do:


a) Send Apple feedback. Only Apple can change the OS.

http://www.apple.com/feedback


b) Experiment with different desktop wallpapers to hopefully find one that gives you better contrast when inactive

Is there a way to stop MacOS low-lighting the menu bar on external monitors not currently in focus

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