The response to the static background pixmap was overwhelmingly positive, hence:

* fix static background pixmap also for tiled pixmaps
* make it customizable via LauncherSettings
* enable it per default

6 files changed, 43 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fe763a5..8ac976d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
         2005-??-??Opie 1.2.0
 
         New Features
         ------------
+        * Launcher: Support a static background pixmap (mickeyl)
+        * LauncherSettings: Choose whether to have a static background pixmap (mickeyl)
 
         Fixed Bugs
         ----------
         * #1236 - VCards contained empty home and work address entries causing Palms to crash (eilers)
         * #1474 - Implement GUI for Scrollbars on the Left in Appearance (zecke)
         * #1482 - Fix double '/' in paths (zecke)
         * #1536 - Autosave of custom locations in opie backup (ar)
         * #1539 - Fixed displaying too long path in the delete dialog in opie-eye (zecke)
diff --git a/core/launcher/launcher.cpp b/core/launcher/launcher.cpp
index 4255b44..4ec5f4c 100644
--- a/core/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -451,16 +451,24 @@ void LauncherTabWidget::launcherMessage( const QCString &msg, const QByteArray &
                 categoryBar->nextTab();
         }else {
             static_cast<QWidget*>(parent())->raise();
         }
     } else if (msg=="doctabEnabled(int)") {
         int id; stream >> id;
         odebug << "Doctab enabled " << id << oendl;
         reCheckDoctab(id);
+    } else if ( msg == "setStaticBackground(bool)" ) {
+        int set; stream >> set;
+        odebug << "setStaticBackground " << set << oendl;
+        for (int i = 0; i < categoryBar->count(); i++ )
+        {
+            LauncherView* view = static_cast<LauncherTab*>( categoryBar->tab(i) )->view;
+            view->iconView()->setStaticBackgroundPicture( set );
+        }
     }
 }
 
 void LauncherTabWidget::reCheckDoctab(int how)
 {
     if ((bool)how == docTabEnabled) {
         /* nothing to do */
         return;
diff --git a/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp b/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp
index e7229ee..a4c7561 100644
--- a/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/launcherview.cpp
@@ -289,37 +289,47 @@ LauncherIconView::LauncherIconView( QWidget* parent, const char* name )
     if (!sm_EyeCache) sm_EyeCache = new QMap<QString,QPixmap>();
     sortmeth = Name;
     hidden.setAutoDelete(TRUE);
     ike = FALSE;
     calculateGrid( Bottom );
     connect(&m_eyeTimer,SIGNAL(timeout()),this,SLOT(stopEyeTimer()));
     Config config( "Launcher" );
     config.setGroup( "GUI" );
-    staticBackground = config.readEntry( "StaticBackground", false );
-    if ( staticBackground )
-    {
-        setStaticBackground( true );
-        verticalScrollBar()->setTracking( false );
-    }
+    setStaticBackgroundPicture( config.readBoolEntry( "StaticBackground", true ) );   
 }
 
 LauncherIconView::~LauncherIconView()
 {
     odebug << "LauncherIconView::~LauncherIconView()" << oendl;
 #if 0 // debuggery
     QListIterator<AppLnk> it(hidden);
     AppLnk* l;
     while ((l=it.current())) {
         ++it;
         //odebug << "" << l << ": hidden (should remove)" << oendl;
     }
 #endif
 }
 
+void LauncherIconView::setStaticBackgroundPicture( bool enable )
+{
+    staticBackground = enable;
+    if ( staticBackground )
+    {
+        setStaticBackground( true );
+        verticalScrollBar()->setTracking( false );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        setStaticBackground( false );
+        verticalScrollBar()->setTracking( true );
+    }    
+}    
+
 int LauncherIconView::compare(const AppLnk* a, const AppLnk* b)
 {
     switch (sortmeth) {
     case Name:
         return a->name().lower().compare(b->name().lower());
     case Date: {
         QFileInfo fa(a->linkFileKnown() ? a->linkFile() : a->file());
         QFileInfo fb(b->linkFileKnown() ? b->linkFile() : b->file());
@@ -365,22 +375,22 @@ void LauncherIconView::drawBackground( QPainter *p, const QRect &r )
     if ( bgPixmap.isNull() )
     {
         p->fillRect( r, bgColor );
     }
     else
     {
         if ( staticBackground )
         {
-            p->drawPixmap( r.x(), r.y(), bgPixmap, r.x(), r.y(), r.width(), r.height() );
+            p->drawTiledPixmap( r, bgPixmap, QPoint( r.x() % bgPixmap.width(), r.y() % bgPixmap.height() ) );
         }
         else
         {
-            p->drawTiledPixmap( r, bgPixmap, QPoint( (r.x() + contentsX()) % bgPixmap.width(),
-                                                     (r.y() + contentsY()) % bgPixmap.height() ) );
+        p->drawTiledPixmap( r, bgPixmap, QPoint( (r.x() + contentsX()) % bgPixmap.width(),
+                                                 (r.y() + contentsY()) % bgPixmap.height() ) );
         }
     }
 }
 
 void LauncherIconView::addCatsAndMimes(AppLnk* app)
 {
     //  QStringList c = app->categories();
     //  for (QStringList::ConstIterator cit=c.begin(); cit!=c.end(); ++cit) {
diff --git a/core/launcher/launcherview.h b/core/launcher/launcherview.h
index 97b1dea..6a2d197 100644
--- a/core/launcher/launcherview.h
+++ b/core/launcher/launcherview.h
@@ -77,18 +77,18 @@ public:
 
     void setTextColor( const QColor & );
     QColor textColor() const { return textCol; }
 
     void setViewFont( const QFont & );
     void clearViewFont();
 
     void setColNumber( int );
-
     void relayout(void);
+    LauncherIconView* iconView() { return icons; };
 
 signals:
     void clicked( const AppLnk * );
     void rightPressed( AppLnk * );
 
 protected slots:
     void selectionChanged();
     void returnPressed( QIconViewItem *item );
@@ -164,16 +164,17 @@ public:
     QIconViewItem* busyItem() const;
 
 #ifdef USE_ANIMATED_BUSY_ICON_OVERLAY
     QPixmap busyPixmap() const { return busyPix; }
 #endif
     void setBigIcons( bool bi );
     void updateCategoriesAndMimeTypes();
     void setBusyIndicatorType ( BusyIndicatorType t );
+    void setStaticBackgroundPicture( bool enable );
     void doAutoScroll()
     {
     // We don't want rubberbanding (yet)
     }
 
     void setBusy(bool on);
     bool inKeyEvent() const { return ike; }
 
diff --git a/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.cpp b/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.cpp
index 42f0568..fca6b20 100644
--- a/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.cpp
+++ b/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.cpp
@@ -78,28 +78,32 @@ TabsSettings::TabsSettings ( QWidget *parent, const char *name )
 
         lay-> setRowStretch ( 4, 10 );
 
                 m_bigbusy = new QCheckBox( tr( "Enable big busy indicator" ),  this );
                 lay-> addMultiCellWidget ( m_bigbusy, 5, 5, 0, 1 );
 
         m_busyani = new QCheckBox ( tr( "Enable animated busy indicator" ), this );
         lay-> addMultiCellWidget ( m_busyani, 6, 6, 0, 1 );
+        
+        m_staticbackground = new QCheckBox( tr( "Enable static background pixmap" ), this );
+        lay->addMultiCellWidget( m_staticbackground, 7, 7, 0, 1 );
 
         p1-> setEnabled ( false );
         p3-> setEnabled ( false );
 
         init ( );
 
         QWhatsThis::add ( m_list, tr( "Select the Launcher Tab you want to edit or delete." ));
         QWhatsThis::add ( p1, tr( "Adds a new Tab to the Launcher." ) + QString ( "<center><br><i>not yet implemented</i><br>Please use the tabmanager</center>." ));
         QWhatsThis::add ( p2, tr( "Opens a new dialog to customize the select Tab." ));
         QWhatsThis::add ( p3, tr( "Deletes a Tab from the Launcher." ) + QString ( "<center><br><i>not yet implemented</i><br>Please use the tabmanager</center>." ));
                 QWhatsThis::add ( m_bigbusy, tr( "Activate this, if you want a big busy indicator in the middle of the screen instead of the one in taskbar." ));
         QWhatsThis::add ( m_busyani, tr( "Activate this, if you want an animatedbusy indicator for starting applications in the Launcher." ));
+        QWhatsThis::add ( m_staticbackground, tr( "Activate this, if you want the background pixmap not to scroll with the icons." ));
 }
 
 void TabsSettings::init ( )
 {
         AppLnkSet rootFolder( MimeType::appsFolderName ( ));
         QStringList types = rootFolder. types ( );
 
         m_list-> insertItem ( tr( "All Tabs" ));
@@ -117,16 +121,17 @@ void TabsSettings::init ( )
 
         Config cfg ( "Launcher" );
 
         readTabSettings ( cfg );
 
         cfg. setGroup ( "GUI" );
         m_busyani-> setChecked ( cfg. readEntry ( "BusyType" ). lower ( ) == "animated" );
                 m_bigbusy->setChecked(  cfg. readBoolEntry ( "BigBusy" )  );
+        m_staticbackground->setChecked( cfg.readBoolEntry( "StaticBackground", true ) );
 }
 
 
 void TabsSettings::readTabSettings ( Config &cfg )
 {
         QString grp ( "Tab %1" ); // No tr
         m_tabs. clear ( );
 
@@ -274,23 +279,27 @@ void TabsSettings::accept ( )
                 fe << tc. m_font_weight;
                 fe << ( tc. m_font_italic ? 1 : 0 );
 
                 tc. m_changed = false;
         }
         cfg. setGroup ( "GUI" );
         QString busytype = QString ( m_busyani-> isChecked ( ) ? "Animated" : "" );
         cfg. writeEntry ( "BusyType", busytype );
-
-                cfg. writeEntry ( "BigBusy", m_bigbusy->isChecked( ) );
+        cfg. writeEntry ( "BigBusy", m_bigbusy->isChecked( ) );
+        cfg. writeEntry ( "StaticBackground", m_staticbackground->isChecked( ) );
 
         {
                 QCopEnvelope e ( "QPE/Launcher", "setBusyIndicatorType(QString)" );
                 e << busytype;
         }
+        {
+                QCopEnvelope e ( "QPE/Launcher", "setStaticBackground(bool)" );
+                e << m_staticbackground->isChecked();
+        }        
 }
 
 void TabsSettings::newClicked ( )
 {
         QMessageBox::information ( this, tr( "Error" ), tr( "Not implemented yet" ));
 }
 
 void TabsSettings::deleteClicked ( )
diff --git a/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.h b/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.h
index 600c65c..bbe1e72 100644
--- a/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.h
+++ b/core/settings/launcher/tabssettings.h
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ protected:
         void init ( );
         void readTabSettings ( Config & );
 
 private:
         QListBox *m_list;
         //QString currentTab;
         QStringList m_ids;
         QMap <QString, TabConfig> m_tabs;
-        QCheckBox *m_busyani, *m_bigbusy;
+        QCheckBox *m_busyani, *m_bigbusy, *m_staticbackground;
 };
 
 
 
 
 #endif