[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

** Changed in: ayatana-design Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released ** Tags removed: udp ** Tags added: reviewedbydesignq -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962120 Title: Launcher

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

How can this be manually tested? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962120 Title: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

In the .desktop file of any application, you can add: X-Unity-IconBackgroundColor=#hexvalue -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962120 Title: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 6.0.0-0ubuntu1 --- unity (6.0.0-0ubuntu1) quantal-proposed; urgency=low [ Didier Roche ] * debian/rules, debian/control, debian/unity-autopilot.install: - install new unity-autopilot package, containing autopilot bindings and

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

** Changed in: unity Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962120 Title: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962120 Title: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

** Branch linked: lp:~andyrock/unity/custom-bg-color-icon ** Changed in: unity Status: Triaged = Fix Committed ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

** Changed in: unity Assignee: (unassigned) = Andrea Azzarone (andyrock) ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Andrea Azzarone (andyrock) ** Changed in: unity Milestone: backlog = 6.0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

** Changed in: ayatana-design Status: Triaged = Fix Committed ** Changed in: unity Status: Confirmed = Triaged ** Changed in: unity Importance: Undecided = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

This is one possible solution to bug 838050. It would be the least efficient and least reliable of the solutions proposed so far, because it would require work in every application where the launcher has the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

Here's how they looked before on the unity-2d dash, and how they would appear on a black background. ** Attachment added: natty-nanjing-dash.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/962120/+attachment/2916340/+files/natty-nanjing-dash.png -- You received this bug

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

Here's an example of where a couple of icons look quite bad on the launcher with the 'icon average colour'. The baidu and hao222 icons below firefox on the launcher on the icons in question. ** Attachment added: Ubuntu-12.04-China-profile.png

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

Can't think of a best solution... maybe an extension to the .desktop file (that will work on png and svg) or a tag in the svg of the icon (better) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962120

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

@cimi, I prefer the .desktop file for working with ISVs who typically provide PNGs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/962120 Title: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the

[Bug 962120] Re: Launcher - Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing

** Description changed: Add API to allow apps to override the Launcher tile colourisation with a colour of their choosing. Currently the Launcher tiles are tinted using the average colour of the icon. The request is to add a API to allow apps to use any specific - colour value to tint