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          Murat Çileli has developed
          KWin Grayscale Effect which, according to this reddit thread is




          a fullscreen, configurable grayscale effect for KWin / KDE




          If you want this effect,




          • Download the tar and extract it.


          • Run sudo cp -r kwin4_effect_grayscale /usr/share/kwin/effects


          • Run sudo cp kwin4_effect_grayscale.desktop /usr/share/kservices5/kwin


          • And edit the [Plugins] section of ~/.config/kwinrc to have kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true on its own line. In case the [Plugins] section is missing from your kwinrc, just add it.



          To test it for the first time, open System Settings > Desktop Behavior. In there, open Desktop Effects. You should see Grayscale in the Appearance section. Toggle it a couple of times, and you'll see the grayscale effect at work.



          Grayscale off:



          Grayscale off



          Grayscale on:



          Grayscale on



          Further configuration is possible. From the gitlab link:



          A configuration file should be placed in /usr/share/kwin/effects/kwin4_effect_grayscale/contents/config/main.xml.



          And available parameters are:




          • ApplyInactiveWindowsOnly (boolean) : Effect applies to inactive windows only if it's set true.


          • ExcludePanels (boolean) : Effect does not apply to panels if it's set true.


          • EffectStrength (integer): Effect strength by percentage (%).







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            Murat Çileli has developed
            KWin Grayscale Effect which, according to this reddit thread is




            a fullscreen, configurable grayscale effect for KWin / KDE




            If you want this effect,




            • Download the tar and extract it.


            • Run sudo cp -r kwin4_effect_grayscale /usr/share/kwin/effects


            • Run sudo cp kwin4_effect_grayscale.desktop /usr/share/kservices5/kwin


            • And edit the [Plugins] section of ~/.config/kwinrc to have kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true on its own line. In case the [Plugins] section is missing from your kwinrc, just add it.



            To test it for the first time, open System Settings > Desktop Behavior. In there, open Desktop Effects. You should see Grayscale in the Appearance section. Toggle it a couple of times, and you'll see the grayscale effect at work.



            Grayscale off:



            Grayscale off



            Grayscale on:



            Grayscale on



            Further configuration is possible. From the gitlab link:



            A configuration file should be placed in /usr/share/kwin/effects/kwin4_effect_grayscale/contents/config/main.xml.



            And available parameters are:




            • ApplyInactiveWindowsOnly (boolean) : Effect applies to inactive windows only if it's set true.


            • ExcludePanels (boolean) : Effect does not apply to panels if it's set true.


            • EffectStrength (integer): Effect strength by percentage (%).







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              Murat Çileli has developed
              KWin Grayscale Effect which, according to this reddit thread is




              a fullscreen, configurable grayscale effect for KWin / KDE




              If you want this effect,




              • Download the tar and extract it.


              • Run sudo cp -r kwin4_effect_grayscale /usr/share/kwin/effects


              • Run sudo cp kwin4_effect_grayscale.desktop /usr/share/kservices5/kwin


              • And edit the [Plugins] section of ~/.config/kwinrc to have kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true on its own line. In case the [Plugins] section is missing from your kwinrc, just add it.



              To test it for the first time, open System Settings > Desktop Behavior. In there, open Desktop Effects. You should see Grayscale in the Appearance section. Toggle it a couple of times, and you'll see the grayscale effect at work.



              Grayscale off:



              Grayscale off



              Grayscale on:



              Grayscale on



              Further configuration is possible. From the gitlab link:



              A configuration file should be placed in /usr/share/kwin/effects/kwin4_effect_grayscale/contents/config/main.xml.



              And available parameters are:




              • ApplyInactiveWindowsOnly (boolean) : Effect applies to inactive windows only if it's set true.


              • ExcludePanels (boolean) : Effect does not apply to panels if it's set true.


              • EffectStrength (integer): Effect strength by percentage (%).







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                Murat Çileli has developed
                KWin Grayscale Effect which, according to this reddit thread is




                a fullscreen, configurable grayscale effect for KWin / KDE




                If you want this effect,




                • Download the tar and extract it.


                • Run sudo cp -r kwin4_effect_grayscale /usr/share/kwin/effects


                • Run sudo cp kwin4_effect_grayscale.desktop /usr/share/kservices5/kwin


                • And edit the [Plugins] section of ~/.config/kwinrc to have kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true on its own line. In case the [Plugins] section is missing from your kwinrc, just add it.



                To test it for the first time, open System Settings > Desktop Behavior. In there, open Desktop Effects. You should see Grayscale in the Appearance section. Toggle it a couple of times, and you'll see the grayscale effect at work.



                Grayscale off:



                Grayscale off



                Grayscale on:



                Grayscale on



                Further configuration is possible. From the gitlab link:



                A configuration file should be placed in /usr/share/kwin/effects/kwin4_effect_grayscale/contents/config/main.xml.



                And available parameters are:




                • ApplyInactiveWindowsOnly (boolean) : Effect applies to inactive windows only if it's set true.


                • ExcludePanels (boolean) : Effect does not apply to panels if it's set true.


                • EffectStrength (integer): Effect strength by percentage (%).







                share|improve this answer















                Murat Çileli has developed
                KWin Grayscale Effect which, according to this reddit thread is




                a fullscreen, configurable grayscale effect for KWin / KDE




                If you want this effect,




                • Download the tar and extract it.


                • Run sudo cp -r kwin4_effect_grayscale /usr/share/kwin/effects


                • Run sudo cp kwin4_effect_grayscale.desktop /usr/share/kservices5/kwin


                • And edit the [Plugins] section of ~/.config/kwinrc to have kwin4_effect_grayscaleEnabled=true on its own line. In case the [Plugins] section is missing from your kwinrc, just add it.



                To test it for the first time, open System Settings > Desktop Behavior. In there, open Desktop Effects. You should see Grayscale in the Appearance section. Toggle it a couple of times, and you'll see the grayscale effect at work.



                Grayscale off:



                Grayscale off



                Grayscale on:



                Grayscale on



                Further configuration is possible. From the gitlab link:



                A configuration file should be placed in /usr/share/kwin/effects/kwin4_effect_grayscale/contents/config/main.xml.



                And available parameters are:




                • ApplyInactiveWindowsOnly (boolean) : Effect applies to inactive windows only if it's set true.


                • ExcludePanels (boolean) : Effect does not apply to panels if it's set true.


                • EffectStrength (integer): Effect strength by percentage (%).








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