Applying a degree of transparency

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions for applying a degree of transparency that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• display a background area associated with a first application,
• display a foreground area associated with a second application,
• create a trigger rule associated with the first application;
• apply a degree of transparency to the foreground area such that the first application and the second application are both visible,
• determine whether a metric value associated with the first application satisfies the trigger rule, and
• in response to determining that the metric value associated with the first application satisfies the trigger rule, display the first application in front of the second application.

A method for applying a degree of transparency, the method comprising:

• displaying a first application in a background area;
• displaying a second application in a background area, wherein the foreground area and the background area comprise at least a partial overlap area;
• applying a degree of transparency to the foreground area in at least the partial overlap area;
• receiving a plurality of metric values associated with the first application;
• analyzing the plurality of metric values to create a trigger rule associated with at least one abnormal metric value;
• determining whether at least one of the plurality of metric values comprises the at least one abnormal metric value according to the trigger rule;
• and
• in response to determining that the at least one of the plurality of metric values comprises the at least one abnormal metric value, displaying at least the partial overlap area associated with the first application in front of the partial overlap area associated with the second application.