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iTerm2: Stopping the inactive pane from dimming

I'm using irssi in one pane and nicklist.pl in the other, and whenever I'm in the irssi pane, the nicklist pane is dimmed:

How do I stop the inactive pane from dimming?

Solution

  • On newer versions of iTerm2 (Build 3.3.2+ for me), unchecking the following setting solved this:

    Preferences(⌘,) -> Appearance -> Dimming

    Then uncheck the first option:

    "Dim inactive split panes"

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