Taskbar Attention Colour

[Marco Martin]

On Wednesday 13 August 2008 13:50:46 Chani wrote:
> On August 12, 2008 09:33:03 pinheiro wrote:
> > A Tuesday 12 August 2008 16:01:29, Alex Merry escreveu:
> > > http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166350
> > >
> > > The default theme currently makes the active task and inactive tasks
> > > that want attention look the same, which makes it difficult to notice
> > > tasks that want attention.
> > >
> > > Even just making the highlight red (see attached svg) makes it easier
> > > to notice.
> > >
> > > However, if you can come up with a better-looking way of making tasks
> > > that want attention more noticeable, that would be great.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Alex
> >
> > for the next kde 4.2 i plan to have a new go at the pannel so that we
> > make it heven more coerent with the desktop.
> > this 4.1 version i consder trasitory, but clearly showing a path...
> >
> > btw if we introduce colors in the theming people will start asking to
> > make it configurable so i would refrein from using difrent colors in the
> > theing and try to keep it monocromatic...
>
> ok, how can we make it noticable *and* monochromatic?
> also... umm... isn't the colour part of the theme? as in, if you want a
> different colour use a different theme?

iirc the intention was to leave normal and flashing ones as is and making the 
active one to use the button svg (so pretty much inverted colors)
only thing i fear that would be a great paint in the ass to change the aspect 
before thegrouping branch is merged...

Cheers,
Marco Martin