diff --git a/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index e8bc4e3..16eea10 100644
--- a/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <SplitView Background="Transparent" IsPaneOpen="{Binding IsSplitOpen, Mode=TwoWay}" DisplayMode="Overlay" OpenPaneLength="250" ClipToBounds="False">
             <SplitView.Pane>
                 <Border Background="Transparent" BorderBrush="Gray" BorderThickness="2" BoxShadow="50 0 10 10 DarkGray" CornerRadius="0, 12.5,12.5,0" >
-                    <Grid Background="Transparent">
+                    <Grid Background="#66ffffff">
                         <Grid Background="Transparent">
                             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                 <RowDefinition Height="25"></RowDefinition>
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
                     </Grid>
                 </Border>
             </SplitView.Pane>
+            <Grid>
                 <Canvas x:Name="Canvas" Background="White" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                     <i:Interaction.Behaviors>
                         <behaviors:EventTriggerBehavior EventName="PointerPressed">
@@ -128,6 +129,17 @@
                         </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                     </ItemsControl>
                 </Canvas>
+                <Border Background="Gray" Opacity="0.7" IsVisible="False">
+                    <i:Interaction.Behaviors>
+                        <DataTriggerBehavior Binding="{Binding IsSplitOpen}" Value="True">
+                            <ChangePropertyAction PropertyName="IsVisible" Value="True"/>
+                        </DataTriggerBehavior>
+                        <DataTriggerBehavior Binding="{Binding IsSplitOpen}" Value="False">
+                            <ChangePropertyAction PropertyName="IsVisible" Value="False"/>
+                        </DataTriggerBehavior>
+                    </i:Interaction.Behaviors>
+                </Border>
+            </Grid>
         </SplitView>
         <StackPanel Width="30" HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsVisible="{Binding !IsSplitOpen}" Background="#d4d4fc">
             <Button Content="≡" Command="{Binding DisplaySplitEvent}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top">
diff --git a/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index 9e2d7b0..0a86ffe 100644
--- a/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         Topmost = false;
     }
 
+    // MVVM like implementations burst the bounds -> implemented the old school way
     private async void SaveFileButton_Clicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
     {
         TopLevel? topLevel = TopLevel.GetTopLevel(this);