Perhaps this should be only set when the "for transparency" appearance setting for the taskbar is set, which is also when there is an outline on the fonts of the taskbar to improve legibility.
Bug 387 filed.
> Was this added in Trinity 3.5.11/12?
> Otherwise I'm confused why this does not happen in KDE.
>
> If this is a Trinity mod then I'll submit a bug report to
> add a config option to restore the original behavior.
>
> > The shadow is present to improve
> > legibility with the transparent panel.
> > My suggestion would be to add a separate radio button
> > configuration option
> > to control the shadow with options
> enable/disable/auto.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > > The problem is caused by enabling Transparency in
> the
> > Panel configuration:
> > > Appearance, Panel Background, Enable
> Transparency.
> > >
> > > When Transparency is enabled, the clock font
> then
> > displays with an
> > > outline/shadow.
> > >
> > > This does not happen in KDE. I can toggle
> Transparency
> > in either mode in
> > > KDE and the clock font remains normal.
> > >
> > > Seems like a bug, but I'd like confirmation
> before
> > filing a report in the
> > > bugzilla.
> > >
> > >> Additional info:
> > >>
> > >> When I enable the date and day of week, that
> part
> > of the
> > >> clock display does not contain a shadow or
> > outline. Only the
> > >> time portion of the display.
> > >>
> > >> I can toggle between Trinity and KDE and the
> > outline/shadow
> > >> appears only in Trinity.
> > >>
> > >> > I installed the Trinity packages on a
> > >> > system where KDE 3.5.10 was installed. I
> was
> > careful
> > >> to
> > >> > first manually remove the KDE packages
> > before
> > >> installing the
> > >> > Trinity packages.
> > >> >
> > >> > I did not delete any user KDE profiles
> > (~/.kde).
> > >> >
> > >> > User accounts have the clock configured
> in
> > the
> > >> kicker/panel
> > >> > as Plain Clock (text) using the format
> H:MM
> > a/pm. Font
> > >> style
> > >> > is Regular.
> > >> >
> > >> > With some user accounts, the clock font
> seems
> > to use
> > >> a
> > >> > shadow or outline. Yet other accounts
> the
> > font text
> > >> looks
> > >> > the same as in KDE 3.5.10 with no shadow
> or
> > outline.
> > >> >
> > >> > Shadowing is not enabled in the Desktop
> > configuration
> > >> > options.
> > >> >
> > >> > While not running Trinity, I deleted
> the
> > clock config
> > >> file
> > >> > from ~/.kde/share/config. Deleting the
> file
> > did not
> > >> > eliminate the shadow/outline.
> > >> >
> > >> > Any ideas what might be causing this
> > behavior?
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks.
> > >> >
> > >> > Darrell
> > >> >
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