Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ubuntu-artwork
In the latest daily builds, semi-transparent panel backgrounds are being
forced on the default Intrepid desktop. This idea is very badly
implemented as it's not part of the Human GTK theme itself, interferes
with the casual user's ability to change desktop themes and the
background itself is poorly designed.
For example, when switching from Ubuntu's Human theme to another GTK
theme, the panel background won't change. If a casual user wanted to use
the Darkroom theme (or any similar theme for that matter), his panels
would become unreadable and unusuable as the background is not removed.
Not everyone knows instinctively that you must edit the panel's
configuration if you're planning to use any other theme besides Human
(and you shouldn't have to know this). Making the panel backgrounds
optional instead of forcing them upon users should be the best course of
action.
If the panel backgrounds are to be implemented regardless, the current
way of doing so is not optimal. A good idea would be to integrate them
into the Human GTK theme itself as a "bg_pixmap[NORMAL] =" value (so
they are removed automatically when the theme is changed). This way of
implementing panel backgrounds also fixes the borders of workspace
switcher applet amongst other things. The only drawback is that
transparency is not allowed, but this isn't an issue as a nice gradient
panel would be an improvement over a normal flat panel.
And lastly, the background itself needs some redesigning. The last three
pixels are a pseudo-shadow. While this looks nice at first glance, it
seriously disrupts the visual integration of the lower panel. The
window-list applet, the workspace switcher applet and regular panel
buttons take up most of the vertical space in the lower panel and the
pseudo-shadow causes the panel to appear as being smaller than the
buttons/applets themselves.
I can only hope that these concerns are taken into consideration, as the
release date of Ubuntu Intrepid is coming very soon and it would be a
terrible thing to see something so simple overlooked and cause an
unnecessary concern to casual users.
** Affects: ubuntu-artwork (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Panel backgrounds are badly implemented in Intrepid
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288223
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