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I dont like this idea.
The shadow indicates whether the panel currently is a part of a the window
we see or not. And the GTK theming is necessary because the panel sometimes
is the part of a window. It would just look odd with a dash-like theming.

2012/6/3 Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx>

> On 06/03/2012 09:45 AM, Alan Bell wrote:
>
>> Visually I don't think the shadow really adds anything to the desktop
>> experience
>>
>
> Windows "cast" a shadow on the desktop to create the impression that they
> float above the desktop and are not part of it.
>
> A (non-maximized) window's titlebar touching the panel defines the upper
> limit for its position (except if you use modifier-key-bound-to-window-**control-in-prefs
> and left-drag ... but that can be considered a bug).
>
> This implies that the panel exists on the same layer as the (focused and
> raised) window and thus must have about the same shadow.
>
>
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