Review Request: blurred background for dashboard

[Andreas Demmer]

> On 2010-06-03 18:21:32, Martin Gräßlin wrote:
> > Just a note: this makes it impossible to look at the windows below dashboard. That might sound like a strange usecase, but I use it.
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> > I would much rather like to see a dashboard effect in KWin which does the right thing (TM) for dashboard. For the dashboard we could use a blur kernel which is better suited. In case of dashboard we know that it is the top most window and we can do things as we do in logout effect.

I discussed this with Martin in IRC a few minutes ago. I will come up with a tuned version of this.


- Andreas


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On 2010-06-03 18:03:29, Andreas Demmer wrote:
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> (Updated 2010-06-03 18:03:29)
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> Review request for Plasma.
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> Summary
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> This patch adds blur to the dashboard background if compositing is enabled.
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> Diffs
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>   trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/desktop/shell/dashboardview.h 1133903 
>   trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/plasma/desktop/shell/dashboardview.cpp 1133903 
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> Diff: http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/4218/diff
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> Testing
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> Compiled, installed and opened dashboard: Blur works with KWin blur effect enabled. Normal semi-translucent background if the KWin blur plugin is not enabled. No change to the default behaviour without compositing (show wallpaper).
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> Screenshots
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> blurred dashboard
>   http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/4218/s/417/
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> Thanks,
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> Andreas
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