Bug 485853

Summary:	Feature to tint wallpaper
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Kotori Itsuka <cmdrkotori2>
Component:	Image & Slideshow wallpaper plugins	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate, niccolo, notmart, qydwhotmail
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.0.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Kotori Itsuka 2024-04-20 13:51:07 UTC

SUMMARY
Plasma should have the option to have a transparent color (or gradient) overlay the desktop image plugin. This tinting feature was in KDE3, but was removed during the upgrade to KDE4.

Why? I have a nice wallpaper of clouds (1), but it would be absolutely perfect if it was slightly darker.  If plasma drew black/dark-grey (or some other color of choice) at 25% opacity (or other desired value) over the image, I wouldn't have to make a separate image to achieve the same effect.

KDE3 also had a setting for tinting with gradients. This could make the bottom of the wallpaper darker than the top for example. But if gradients are no longer possible then fair enough.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. right click desktop
2. click Configure Desktop and Wallpaper

OBSERVED RESULT
The setting to add sedate tinting to the desktop image has been removed.

EXPECTED RESULT
The setting to add sedate tinting is available.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.1.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.8.7-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor
Memory: 31.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(1): https://wallhaven.cc/w/d6qj2l

Comment 1 Kotori Itsuka 2024-04-20 13:57:37 UTC

If memory serves the location for the tinting option was between what is now "background" (blur/color selection) and the image selection box, so that would be just above the image selection box.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-08-16 16:18:30 UTC

Sure, seems possible.

Comment 3 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-10-26 16:40:39 UTC

I'm sorry to be annoying, but why not do this by editing the image? Even for out-of-the-box wallpapers, there's a button to get the source file, and adding a tint is rather easy. I know a button would be more convenient, but it would be a very niche feature and it would crowd an already quite busy setting page, which is also very commonly used. I don't think it's worth adding an option specifically for this when it's particularly easy to "fix" it in the wallpaper itself.