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Re: [trinity-devel] Kicker/Panel Clock Font

From: Darrell Anderson <humanreadable@...>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:57:26 -0800 (PST)
Bug 387 filed.

> Was this added in Trinity 3.5.11/12?
> Otherwise I'm confused why this does not happen in KDE.
> 
> If this is a Trinity mod then I'll submit a bug report to
> add a config option to restore the original behavior.
> 
> > The shadow is present to improve
> > legibility with the transparent panel. 
> > My suggestion would be to add a separate radio button
> > configuration option
> > to control the shadow with options
> enable/disable/auto.
> > 
> > Tim
> > 
> > > The problem is caused by enabling Transparency in
> the
> > Panel configuration:
> > > Appearance, Panel Background, Enable
> Transparency.
> > >
> > > When Transparency is enabled, the clock font
> then
> > displays with an
> > > outline/shadow.
> > >
> > > This does not happen in KDE. I can toggle
> Transparency
> > in either mode in
> > > KDE and the clock font remains normal.
> > >
> > > Seems like a bug, but I'd like confirmation
> before
> > filing a report in the
> > > bugzilla.
> > >
> > >> Additional info:
> > >>
> > >> When I enable the date and day of week, that
> part
> > of the
> > >> clock display does not contain a shadow or
> > outline. Only the
> > >> time portion of the display.
> > >>
> > >> I can toggle between Trinity and KDE and the
> > outline/shadow
> > >> appears only in Trinity.
> > >>
> > >> > I installed the Trinity packages on a
> > >> > system where KDE 3.5.10 was installed. I
> was
> > careful
> > >> to
> > >> > first manually remove the KDE packages
> > before
> > >> installing the
> > >> > Trinity packages.
> > >> >
> > >> > I did not delete any user KDE profiles
> > (~/.kde).
> > >> >
> > >> > User accounts have the clock configured
> in
> > the
> > >> kicker/panel
> > >> > as Plain Clock (text) using the format
> H:MM
> > a/pm. Font
> > >> style
> > >> > is Regular.
> > >> >
> > >> > With some user accounts, the clock font
> seems
> > to use
> > >> a
> > >> > shadow or outline. Yet other accounts
> the
> > font text
> > >> looks
> > >> > the same as in KDE 3.5.10 with no shadow
> or
> > outline.
> > >> >
> > >> > Shadowing is not enabled in the Desktop
> > configuration
> > >> > options.
> > >> >
> > >> > While not running Trinity, I deleted
> the
> > clock config
> > >> file
> > >> > from ~/.kde/share/config. Deleting the
> file
> > did not
> > >> > eliminate the shadow/outline.
> > >> >
> > >> > Any ideas what might be causing this
> > behavior?
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks.
> > >> >
> > >> > Darrell
> > >> >
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