User blog comment:Kirkburn/Technical Update: February 10, 2015/@comment-11733175-20150211104141/@comment-452-20150211152729

edit: I read that wrong and mentally switched the words "increase" and "decrease".

Either way, I agree that how it currently works needs work.

I snuck a look at the preview yesterday, and noticed how clunky the change looked, but I figured it was some issue with the preview, but I'm still seeing the same behaviour live.

For me, it isn't even changing to transparent right now: the Wikia, Hubs and Start buttons are disappearing (but reappear on hover) and the search and user menu are still visible.

The bar is staying white and only sometimes turns transparent, and right now isn't doing it at all.

I don't understand the mechanics of this failure at all.

(the link I'm using - my user customisations are not to blame. - and the same thing happens when I'm logged out with adblock off)