MacOS: sidebar translucency stopped working

Steps to reproduce

  • Open the sandbox vault
  • Settings > Appearance > Ensure “Translucent window” is toggled on

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes. Checked everything is up to date, used sandbox vault to make sure.

Expected result

The sidebar is translucent, just as the tab bar and ribbon is, as it was in older versions.

Actual result

Sidebar is opaque and cuts into window controls.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.6.3
Installer version: v1.4.16
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 23.5.0: Wed May 1 20:12:58 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.121.3~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T6000 23.5.0
Login status: not logged in
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none


Additional information

Issue seems to be similar to Translucent Window doesn't apply translucency in any panel, but unlike them my tranlucency was working until the most recent update. It’s also still working in the tab bar and left side ribbon.

Screenshot:

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