The "Auto Alpha" section allows the control of the SideList visibility. There are three states: Normal/On, Dim, Hide/Off. If the screen is user's idled for at least "SideList Dimming Seconds", it will change the alpha/visibility to "SideList Dimming Transparency". If it continue to be idled for at least "SideList Off Minutes", it will change the alpha/visibility to "SideList Off Transparency" At any point if you touched the display, it will change to normal/on mode and uses "SideList On Transparency" for alpha/visibility.
So if you want it always on, set all transparencies value to 32 (opaque) If you want to hide it when it's dimming or off, set those two transparencies value to 0 (invisible) By changing the visibility of the on state, it simulates the transparency of the buttons. For example, if you want the "ethereal look", set all transparencies value to some value (not 32 nor 0)
The change in the transparency is immediate, but if "SideList Effect Animation" is on, it will provides two effects:
If "SideList Effect Fading" is off, the animation will move the old SideList off the screen and move the new SideList back on the screen.
If "SideList Effect Fading" is on, the effect will fade from the old SideList to the new SideList.
Note: If you decided to not use the "Auto Alpha" capability via making all transparency values to 32 (full visible), make sure you also turn "SideList Effect Animation" off.
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