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

[Bart Cerneels]

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 02:58, Rick W. Chen <stuffcorpse at archlinux.us> wrote:
> On 06 Nov 2011 21:41 +0100, 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?
>
> That's they way it looks at the moment, no?
>

At the moment the image is the background of the itemview widget. I
meant putting a separate widget behind the itemview and making that
transparent. So the backingstore compositing can blend them, even when
animated. Not sure if this will work because during the animation
non-transparent backgrounds might be used.

Bart