Bug 309422

Summary:	Allow "Outline active window title" to work for inactive windows too
Product:	[Plasma] Oxygen	Reporter:	Mircea Kitsune <sonichedgehog_hyperblast00>
Component:	win deco	Assignee:	Hugo Pereira Da Costa <hugo.pereira.da.costa>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	hugo.pereira.da.costa, sonichedgehog_hyperblast00
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	Git
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://i48.tinypic.com/2emzes2.png
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Description Mircea Kitsune 2012-11-02 13:41:37 UTC

A minor visual request for the Oxygen and Oxygen Transparent window decoration styles. The setting can be found in Configure Desktop -> Workspace Appearance -> Window Decorations (make sure Oxygen or Oxygen Transparent are selected here) -> Configure Decoration... -> Fine Tuning -> Outline active window title.

My request is to allow using this feature for both active and inactive windows. Currently, enabling it causes only the active window to get the new style for the title bar (which is intended functionality). I like how this looks a lot better, and would be happy if it would optionally work on inactive windows too.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Enable "Outline active window title" in the decoration's settings and click OK.
Actual Results:  
The new style is only applied to active windows.

Expected Results:  
My request is to allow it on inactive windows as well.

My suggested implementation is to turn the checkbox "Outline active window title" into a drop-down with three options for "Outline window title": Disabled, Active windows only, All windows. Currently, active windows with this style use the titlebar color from the color scheme, so inactive ones should use the inactive titlebar color. The link included shows the style preview with the current implementation... as can be seen only the active window has the improved titlebar visuals.

Comment 1 Hugo Pereira Da Costa 2012-11-04 12:02:21 UTC

As a matter of fact, the active window outline is not very much liked by the designer himself (not me! nuno), and was introduced as a compromise to the old "ozone" window decoration, to have clearer distinction of the active window. So that porting it to inactive window (for which it is not needed) will likely not happen. Sorry. 

Ok I'll keep the report open nonetheless, to see if there is more feedback on this. 

Hugo

Comment 2 Mircea Kitsune 2012-11-19 19:49:30 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
I understand. I like the design... and also that it allows Oxygen / Oxygen Transparent to use the active / inactive titlebar colors in the color scheme, instead of only the active / inactive window background colors. An optional setting to have it on inactive windows as well wouldn't hurt anything, so maybe the author might consider it.