# HG changeset patch
# User Chris Cannam
# Date 1287934683 -7200
# Node ID bb1035a2495800978b955f370f66d81cdc10ee91
# Parent  95cf0d0f93af7c6b24b922d71f117fc5dd29fd85
* Make text clearer on complex backgrounds by adding a translucent surrounding box

diff -r 95cf0d0f93af -r bb1035a24958 view/View.cpp
--- a/view/View.cpp	Wed Oct 13 15:00:28 2010 +0100
+++ b/view/View.cpp	Sun Oct 24 17:38:03 2010 +0200
@@ -732,10 +732,20 @@
 
         paint.save();
 
-        QColor penColour, surroundColour;
+        QColor penColour, surroundColour, boxColour;
 
         penColour = getForeground();
         surroundColour = getBackground();
+        boxColour = surroundColour;
+        boxColour.setAlpha(127);
+
+        paint.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+        paint.setBrush(boxColour);
+        QRect r = paint.fontMetrics().boundingRect(text);
+        r.translate(QPoint(x, y));
+//        std::cerr << "drawVisibleText: r = " << r.x() << "," <<r.y() << " " << r.width() << "x" << r.height() << std::endl;
+        paint.drawRect(r);
+        paint.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
 
 	paint.setPen(surroundColour);