Application Icon rendering artifacts

[Rod Davis]

Binary package hint: unity

Whenever I launch an application from the Launcher, what appears to be a shadow instead appears as this ugly, translucent box around the application's icon. On a side note, the x button that appears on the icon when you drag it far enough away from the launcher is barely visible on some occasions, such as dragging it out onto a white web page. There should be some sort of shadow or other contrast so that the X icon is visible on all backgrounds, etc. Screenshot included for reference.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: unity 0.2.46-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 4 23:54:19 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity

[David Barth (dbarth)]

There are 2 bugs here. One is about the appearance, which needs to be checked but is a design aspect. Adding ayatana-design to the bug to make sure this is checked against the signed off visuals.

The rendering of the X cross is another one.

[Rod Davis (ahylianhuman)]

Should I file a separate bug report for the rendering of the X cross?

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:50 AM, David Barth <email address hidden>wrote:

> There are 2 bugs here. One is about the appearance, which needs to be
> checked but is a design aspect. Adding ayatana-design to the bug to make
> sure this is checked against the signed off visuals.
>
> The rendering of the X cross is another one.
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Application Icon artifacts
> + Application Icon rendering artifacts
>
> ** Changed in: unity
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: unity
> Status: New => Triaged
>
> ** Changed in: unity
> Milestone: None => 3.6
>
> ** Changed in: unity
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Jason Smith (jassmith)
>
> ** Also affects: ayatana-design
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Jason Smith (jassmith)
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/713496
>
> Title:
> Application Icon rendering artifacts
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> New
> Status in Unity:
> Triaged
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity
>
> Whenever I launch an application from the Launcher, what appears to be
> a shadow instead appears as this ugly, translucent box around the
> application's icon. On a side note, the x button that appears on the
> icon when you drag it far enough away from the launcher is barely
> visible on some occasions, such as dragging it out onto a white web
> page. There should be some sort of shadow or other contrast so that
> the X icon is visible on all backgrounds, etc. Screenshot included for
> reference.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: unity 0.2.46-0ubuntu5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Fri Feb 4 23:54:19 2011
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64
> (20101007)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/713496/+subscribe
>

[Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)]

I think you are running 10.10, and the behaviour is different in 11.04.
There will be no (x) over the icon when you drag it away from the
launcher, the only way to remove it by dragging is to drop it on the trash.

Mark

[Rod Davis (ahylianhuman)]

Well that works, then. :) It's nice to here from the SABDFL himself. :P

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Mark Shuttleworth <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

>
> I think you are running 10.10, and the behaviour is different in 11.04.
> There will be no (x) over the icon when you drag it away from the
> launcher, the only way to remove it by dragging is to drop it on the trash.
>
> Mark
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/713496
>
> Title:
> Application Icon rendering artifacts
>
> Status in Ayatana Design:
> New
> Status in Unity:
> Triaged
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: unity
>
> Whenever I launch an application from the Launcher, what appears to be
> a shadow instead appears as this ugly, translucent box around the
> application's icon. On a side note, the x button that appears on the
> icon when you drag it far enough away from the launcher is barely
> visible on some occasions, such as dragging it out onto a white web
> page. There should be some sort of shadow or other contrast so that
> the X icon is visible on all backgrounds, etc. Screenshot included for
> reference.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: unity 0.2.46-0ubuntu5
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Fri Feb 4 23:54:19 2011
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64
> (20101007)
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.utf8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: unity
>
> To unsubscribe from this bug, go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/713496/+subscribe
>

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

this issue is specific to unity in ubuntu-10.10 and the current focus of development in natty is a re-write to an extent so this bug wont be fixed in Ubuntu-10.10 but if you face any issue in natty feel free to report them