Comment 2 for bug 317874

Is this the Qt3 or Qt4 version of HPLIP that you are using? Can you try the
other one?

Regardless, though, the HPLIP code does not choose the color(s) for the
balloon notifications - that is setup somewhere inside Qt itself, I imagine.

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Umang <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Hi!
> I like the new notifications that were introduced in the version that came
> along with Intrepid. I have had only one main problem. I used a dark theme
> with Intrepid. So the 'WindowText' field in my Qt4 Settings became 'White'.
> The notifications use a fixed yellow BG and (now) white text color. As a
> result, I cannot see the text in the notifications. It took me sometime to
> figure out why this is happening (not knowing it was got to do with my Qt
> settings).
>
> I've attached a screenshot of the notifications with these settings,
> with the last line smudged.
>
> I have two suggestions:
> - (Prefered) Keep the notification colors fixed to BG: Yellow, Text: Black.
> - Don't keep the background fixed to yellow. Use a text-background color
> combination from Qt settings (use both the text and BG colors from the
> settings)
>
> This way the notifications will not look blank. (My first impression of
> these notifications actually was, "Wow! Progress: Getting an empty
> notification that something is happening!")
>
> Please do ensure that this is fixed, as otherwise it will defeat the
> purpose of having notifications for many. It should not be very hard to
> change these settings in the code.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Umang
>
> ** Affects: hplip
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
> --
> Notifications use Qt 'WindowText' color, but fixed background
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/317874
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