[ubuntu-mono] [Bug 403135] Re: Notification area icon wrongly rendered/uses bg_color as a background (multiple apps)

[Konstantinos Natsakis]

I believe this bug is somehow related to a change in gnome-
panel_1:2.29.5.1-0ubuntu1 when the building of applets as shared
libraries was deactivated (they are now build as standalone executables)

Changelog: http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/g/gnome-panel/gnome-panel_2.30.0-0ubuntu1/changelog
* debian/rules:
    - don't build in process applets during the unstable cycle so crash issues
      should be easier to debug and reported on the corresponding binary

It seems to me that due to this change, the notification area icons get
the background of the program's main window instead of the panel's
background.

Compiling gnome-panel with '--with-in-process-applets=notification-area'
in debian/rules (and no other changes), fixes this bug for me.

I have uploaded modified gnome-panel packages to my PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~cyfex/+archive/ppa in case others want to try
this (you need gnome-panel and gnome-panel-data; killall bonobo-
activation-server and gnome-panel after installation)

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Notification area icon wrongly rendered/uses bg_color as a background (multiple apps)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403135
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Bug description:
The following bug may possibly depend on my setup, if so just tell me how to check this. I am using banshee 1.4.3-5 (in ubuntu karmic) and its notification area icon has a black background, unlike other applets that have a transparent background.

I attach a screenshot.

This bug is noticed when:
a) Themes set a background image in the gtkrc
b) If users set a custom image for the panel from Panel Properties > Background > Background Image

***This bug affects all themes , but has become easier to notice since the default light-themes use a background image.***

Also , see , comment #99 , might be a regression in gnome-panel since Karmic release.