431205 – Desktop applets lack the blurred background of panels and panel applets

Bug 431205 - Desktop applets lack the blurred background of panels and panel applets

Summary: Desktop applets lack the blurred background of panels and panel applets

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	plasmashell
Classification:	Plasma
Component:	Containment (show other bugs)
Version:	master
Platform:	Other Linux

Importance:	NOR normal
Target Milestone:	1.0
Assignee:	Marco Martin

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Reported:	2021-01-06 03:07 UTC by Nate Graham
Modified:	2021-05-20 15:47 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

See Also:	394715
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/e1980bc024ab4df234dd5104a9100f7cd95b43bc
Version Fixed In:	5.23
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Description Nate Graham 2021-01-06 03:07:03 UTC

Right now applets on the desktop have transparent backgrounds, but they are not blurred like the transparent backgrounds of the panel and panel applets.

They should be, both for reasons of consistency as well as usability: visually busy wallpapers can cause the content of a translucent-but-not-blurred applet to become more difficult to distinguish, especially with Plasma themes featuring very high levels of transparency.

Comment 1 veggero 2021-01-06 08:53:54 UTC

I talked about this to Marco. I'd also like to blur them, but it's not as easy since they are not considered windows by kwin.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-01-06 16:02:34 UTC

Yeah, I had a feeling there was some technical barrier (because otherwise it would have already been done!).

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-05-20 15:47:57 UTC

Fixed by Marco Martin with https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/plasma-framework/-/commit/532817c00455ef7ddb400529b9c102f142db508b and https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/commit/e1980bc024ab4df234dd5104a9100f7cd95b43bc in Plasma 5.23!