Bug 461474

Summary:	Simple checkbox in panel settings to set background to transparent
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	evea <kde>
Component:	Panel	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	niccolo.venerandi
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.26.2
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	lattedock transparen background

Description evea 2022-11-05 23:14:59 UTC

Please add a simple, theme independent option to set the panel background to transparent.

This is one of many points which makes it hard to transition from latte dock to default panel.

Thank you.

Comment 1 veggero 2022-11-06 20:33:50 UTC

Currently, we have no way to customize the opacity of the panel when using the Breeze Plasma theme. This means that the only option we could provide is to make it fully transparent, which would obviously completely break usability in the vast majority of wallpapers. If the user wants to have a very specific setup where a fully transparent panel will not result in broken usability, e.g. using a particular wallpaper, then they should also be able to download (or make) a Plasma Theme with completely transparent panels.

Comment 2 evea 2022-11-06 23:09:33 UTC

Created attachment 153534 [details]
lattedock transparen background

I understand, it works perfectly for icon only dock style, no matter which background. Just thought it might help some people transition from latte-dock.