No setting exists to run Dash with a black background in Oneiric

[Brendan Griffin]

I prefer that when I engage the Dash that it show a black background. The chameleon color changes that Oneiric introduces often results in less than desirable contrast between the Dash's background and its contents. I very much prefer that the background be black like it is in Natty.

A setting should exist that let's users disable the chameleon feature. Users should be able to run the Dash with a simple Natty-like black background. Maybe compiz-config-settings-manager could contain this setting? Or maybe a gconf-editor or dconf-editor setting?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: compiz-gnome 1:0.9.5.94+bzr2803-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.284
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,grid,imgpng,mousepoll,move,place,regex,resize,session,snap,unitymtgrabhandles,vpswitch,wall,animation,expo,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell,workarounds]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Thu Sep 29 23:27:20 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/unity-window-decorator
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
MachineType: LENOVO 4286CTO
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/02/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 8DET51WW (1.21 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 4286CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET51WW(1.21):bd08/02/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4286CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4286CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4286CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.94+bzr2803-0ubuntu5
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sam (smickson)]

I'd like a black background in the dash too.

[William Evangelista (wilcgener)]

+1

[Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)]

Final freeze is now in effect, maybe this will happen in 12.04.

Isn’t this a dupe of bug 837993?

[Brendan Griffin (brenfar)]

@Fitoschido,

no, I don't think it's a dupe of bug 837993 because I'm asking that a setting be created that will allow users to choose whether they want to use the Chameleon background or a slightly-see-through soft-black background (similar to the background in Terminal). Essentially, a background that is constant and does not change color.

Bug 837993 is asking for a fix to a problem that is a side-effect of using the Chameleon background in Dash. I'm asking that users get the ability to disable the Chameleon background in Dash.

[Manuel Tondeur (sinekonata)]

This seriously needs to be fixed, I'll try to find a hack for this cause neither compiz, myunity or appearance settings have anything that will get this fixed.
So far the only thing I found is increasing transparency settings in ccsm>unity>experimental that will turn the launcher black, the dash exactly as I want it and the notifications with chameleon.

As the only alternative to being annoyed and hate unity is to have a dark grey wallpaper and hate unity.
I'll try to edit/post my findings here cause there has to be some hack I can do so I don't have to hate unity.

[Manuel Tondeur (sinekonata)]

would help unity developers find this easily