[amarok] /: Add option to toggle showing of browser background images

[Bart Cerneels]

On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 13:29, Rick W. Chen <stuffcorpse at archlinux.us> wrote:
> On 06 Nov 2011 09:22 +0100, Bart Cerneels:
>> Micro option! And as far as I can tell because only one user
>> complained on the forums. Unless Rick has a personal preference.
>> Still, we need to be very hesitant to add micro options.
>>
>> The arguments for having the backgrounds:
>> - Reduces the "field of grey" effect when the browsers are empty.
>> - General prettyness
>> - Recognition of browser without reading
>>
>> Any reasons to have the option to remove them besides: one user wants it?
>
> It is my personal preference. I didn't know about the user in the
> forum.
>
> I almost always have the collection browser open. Sometimes the
> background makes the texts harder to read. That's why I prefer not to
> have them shown. I generally agree with the arguments you gave, but for
> me readability is more important.
>
> A note on prettyness: If you have enabled qt tree collapse/expand
> animations, during that time the background image would not be visible.
> It is filled with base window colour and when the animation stops the
> image will suddenly reappear. That's just how it works. You can also see
> this in the album applet. Visually that's not too pleasing.

We are aware of this. Figured it's not that big of an issue and we
would find a solution later. Still have not found a way to do it
though. Would setting the background transparent and having the image
*behind* the itemview work?