[ubuntu-mono] [Bug 403135] Re: Notification area icon wrongly rendered/uses bg_color as a background (multiple apps)

[Justin Cope]

Never filed a bug report, hope this is correct.  I've been tracking this 
and not seen this mentioned (that I can remember) so perhaps it will 
shed some light.

I have solid backgrounds on my Firestarter, VLC, and Banshee icons.  I 
have since installed RGBA transparency on Ubuntu 10.04.  Once in use the 
three above tray icons were corrected in appearance - that is, they 
gained a clear background - and all other icons were screwed up.  The 
icons that were fine, like Miro, Network Monitor Applet, Parcellite, 
Dropbox, and so on all gained a dark gray background.

Since this was even uglier than before I blacklisted the notification 
area from using rgba transparency and everything returned to "normal".

I'm no expert, but the before mentioned "alpha transparency issue" 
appears to be simply a difference between Ubuntu's pseudo transparency 
and the "real" transparency of rgba.  I have found no way to make the 
two work together in the notification area, it's one or the other I 
guess, but it's a clear line to the prblem.  Maybe in 10.10, when Ubuntu 
will supposedly have rgba by default it will be fixed?

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Notification area icon wrongly rendered/uses bg_color as a background (multiple apps)
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Bug description:
The following bug may possibly depend on my setup, if so just tell me how to check this. I am using banshee 1.4.3-5 (in ubuntu karmic) and its notification area icon has a black background, unlike other applets that have a transparent background.

I attach a screenshot.

This bug is noticed when:
a) Themes set a background image in the gtkrc
b) If users set a custom image for the panel from Panel Properties > Background > Background Image

***This bug affects all themes , but has become easier to notice since the default light-themes use a background image.***

Also , see , comment #99 , might be a regression in gnome-panel since Karmic release.