Abstract
Designing user interfaces for transparent additive displays presents a challenge in which graphical blend modes alter specified UI colors based on the real-world background, creating a mismatch between the design intent and the final user experience. This limitation forces a slow, iterative workflow of deploying to a physical device to verify visual appearance. A method is disclosed for generating an accurate design-time preview of such UIs directly within a development environment. The technique renders the complete UI to an offscreen buffer and then composites the UI against a representative background using a graphics layer with a specified blend mode. This approach provides developers with immediate, accurate visual feedback, eliminating the need for constant device deployment and thereby accelerating the design and iteration process.
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Recommended Citation
Ramakumar, Adhithya and Pullen-Freilich, Louis Benedict, "Design-Time Preview System for Blended User Interfaces on Transparent Displays", Technical Disclosure Commons, (December 15, 2025)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/9029