[feature-request] Darker shadow below battery/time/connection indicators

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[feature-request] Darker shadow below battery/time/connection indicators

asked 2015-09-05 13:38:14 +0200

nthn

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updated 2015-09-15 21:00:22 +0200

raketti

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Currently the battery/time/connection indicators on the home screen are white with only a very slight shadow behind them, this means that they are almost completely invisible on light/bright ambiences. A slightly stronger/darker shadow would probably be better. Doesn't need to be as dark as in the Events screen but it definitely works well there.

EDIT: As a suggestion (and probably easy to implement in all text objects, not sure about icons) I'll leave this image to demonstrate a possible solution: White text with black outline

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While what the text in the image says is true, it doesn't look very good. :) I think a proper shadow setting or a subtle, transparent dark layer beneath the text is a better solution.

ssahla ( 2015-09-15 21:50:02 +0200 )edit

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@ssahla - thus, it was just a suggestion. :) There are many like it, but this one, this one is mine. :) But I think there could be a gradient/shadow in the ambient colour behind the status icons and texts, it would play nicely to the overall theme and look.

raketti ( 2015-09-15 22:02:09 +0200 )edit

While what the text in the image says is true, it doesn't look very good. :) I think a proper shadow setting or a subtle, transparent dark layer beneath the text is a better solution.
ssahla ( 2015-09-15 21:50:02 +0200 )edit
@ssahla - thus, it was just a suggestion. :) There are many like it, but this one, this one is mine. :) But I think there could be a gradient/shadow in the ambient colour behind the status icons and texts, it would play nicely to the overall theme and look.
raketti ( 2015-09-15 22:02:09 +0200 )edit

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answered 2015-09-16 14:36:58 +0200

Ancelad
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Gradient is possible by patch or manual editing /usr/share/lipstick-jolla-home-qt5/statusarea/StatusBar.qml, find there

GradientStop { position: 0; color: Qt.rgba(0,0,0,0.1) }

0.1 means opacity, 0,0,0 means black color. You can cnange opacity to 0.8 (for example) and your statusbar will be darker. Obviosly you can change Qt.rgba(0,0,0,0.1) to another value, such as Theme.primaryColor (for example)

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Is it possible to add transparency to Theme.primaryColor?

AliN ( 2015-09-16 15:06:30 +0200 )edit

Theme.primaryColor is white, isn't it? I prefer to use volume slider foreground or background which are Theme.secondaryHighlightColor and Theme.highlightDimmerColor, respectively.

AliN ( 2015-09-16 15:22:54 +0200 )edit

You can easy convert any color into rgba-format, for example (255,0,0) is red.

Ancelad ( 2015-09-16 16:03:42 +0200 )edit

@Ancelad, sure I know that, but I want the color to be based on the ambience.

AliN ( 2015-09-16 23:40:51 +0200 )edit

Try to play with opacity-string under gradient. Be careful :)

Ancelad ( 2015-09-17 12:06:20 +0200 )edit

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