I posted
a new beta. On tablets, it includes a new "compact mode" which takes up less screen space and so you can see some of the text behind if you launch from the status bar. To switch to the new view, press MENU and "Compact view" from the main screen.
The MENU and BACK buttons disappear in compact mode (I can't fix that), so instead you exit by tapping outside the frame (should I have a separate exit button? that would take up more space) and you get the menu (with a "Full screen" option to go back to the original setting) with a "Settings" button.
What gave me the idea for a compact view is a new competing dimmer in the Appstore.
Also, there've been two 1-star reviews on Amazon from users who say that they just couldn't get ScreenDim working. Maybe they couldn't figure out how to click on "Active"?? Anyway, the new version automatically checks the "Active" box when you first run it.