| Summary: | Air theme: task manager entries hard to read on dark background | ||
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| Product: | [Unmaintained] plasma4 | Reporter: | S. Christian Collins <s_chriscollins> |
| Component: | visuals | Assignee: | Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs> |
| Status: | RESOLVED DUPLICATE | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | hector.acosta |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version: | 4.9.0 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Ubuntu | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed In: | ||
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| Attachments: |
difficult-to-read task manager text
tweaked files for the Air desktop theme before and after comparison between the original Air theme and my modified version |
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Created attachment 62397 [details]
tweaked files for the Air desktop theme
I have improved the Air theme's text readability on the panel and pop-up windows by reducing the transparency a bit. I have done this by making the following changes from the original Air theme (v0.9):
./translucent/widgets/panel-background.svgz
* added 40 alpha to both stops in gradient 9725
* set the background for the panel-bottom and panel-right edge to L:255, A:215
* set the background for the panel-top and panel-left edge to L:225, A:90
./translucent/dialogs/background.svgz
./translucent/dialogs/krunner.svgz
* changed background opacity from 50% to 75%
These changes make a subtle change to the look, but a big improvement in readability, IMO.
Created attachment 62398 [details]
before and after comparison between the original Air theme and my modified version
I should mention that the changes to the theme only affect the appearance of Plasma when the blur desktop effect is enabled. I can confirm this using kde 4.7.00. If anyone needs specific info about settings just ping me. Wrong bug, please disregard. I have created the plasma theme "Frosty Air" on kde-look.org as an implementation of this fix (http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=148767). I do hope the Air theme designers will consider making this small-yet-incredibly-helpful change to the Air theme for future KDE releases. Still an issue in KDE SC 4.9. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 272514 *** |
Created attachment 62344 [details] difficult-to-read task manager text Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.7.0) OS: Linux The text on task manager entries is hard to read when the blur effect is enabled and a dark wallpaper background is used (see screenshot). The blur effect causes the panel to be more transparent than otherwise, so disabling blur is one way to deal with this. Perhaps a white glow behind the task's button text (similar to the effect used in the folder view plasmoid) would be a better solution. Another option would be to be able to configure the text color in the task manager settings, similar to what can be done with the clock. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Use a dark wallpaper and enable blur. Actual Results: It is difficult to see the task manager text. Expected Results: Text that is easier on the eyes to read.