Why are forum icons sometimes shaded?

[David N.]

I noticed that when I'm not logged in (on another machine) the forum icons are shaded. What is the meaning of shaded icons, and is there a way to disable them so they're never shaded (I am using custom forum icons). 

[Daniel F]

They're shaded once there's no new unread content.

[David N.]

17 minutes ago, Daniel F said:

They're shaded once there's no new unread content.

Thank you. However on my main computer where I'm always logged in, they are never shaded, even when there is no new content at all?

Edit: Oh I see they're shaded only when logged out and there's no unread content then. 

Is there a way to disable this function?

Edited May 2, 2022 by Jamynee

[Marc]

There is no way in which to disable that functionality without customisation

[David N.]

5 minutes ago, Marc Stridgen said:

There is no way in which to disable that functionality without customisation

Ok thank you Marc.