Description of problem: If the panel background is changed the applets should follow as well (and paint their backgrounds using panel->getBgColor(), or whatever function the panel has for interfacing with other components), making the panel and it's applets look more consistent. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.2.0-3 Additional info: To ensure that text components (such as the clock) does not get hard to read if the panel background is f.eg. dark green, I believe it would be a good idea for the applets with text labels to average the pixels in the desktop background that lies behind the applet, and draw the text in white if (background_average_value < 128) and black if (background_average_value >= 128).
Moved to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107759