UI Nits: QSplitter cosmetics

.. prettified on a Mac.
.. still need to work on icons

src/GcCalendar.cpp

@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ GcLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
         // adjust for emboss
         setContentsMargins(x+xoff,y+yoff,w,l);
         QPalette r;
-        r.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, QColor(127,127,127,160));
+        r.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, QColor(220,220,220,160));
         setPalette(r);
         QLabel::paintEvent(e);
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ GcLabel::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
     }
 
     QPalette r; // want gray
-    r.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, QColor(127,127,127,160));
+    r.setColor(QPalette::WindowText, QColor(0,0,0,200));
     setPalette(r);
     QLabel::paintEvent(e);
 }

src/GcScopeBar.cpp

@@ -93,20 +93,24 @@ GcScopeBar::paintEvent (QPaintEvent *event)
 void
 GcScopeBar::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
 {
-    static QPixmap active = QPixmap(":images/mac/scope-active.png");
-    static QPixmap inactive = QPixmap(":images/scope-inactive.png");
-
-    // setup a painter and the area to paint
     QPainter painter(this);
 
     painter.save();
-
-    // background light gray for now?
     QRect all(0,0,width(),height());
-    painter.drawTiledPixmap(all, isActiveWindow() ? active : inactive);
+
+    // fill with a linear gradient
+    int shade = isActiveWindow() ? 178 : 225;
+    QLinearGradient linearGradient(0, 0, 0, height());
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(0.0, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 100));
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(0.5, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 180));
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(1.0, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 255));
+    linearGradient.setSpread(QGradient::PadSpread);
+    painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+    painter.fillRect(all, linearGradient);
+
     QPen black(QColor(100,100,100));
     painter.setPen(black);
-    painter.drawLine(0,height()-1,width()-1,height()-1);
+    painter.drawLine(0,height()-1, width()-1, height()-1);
 
     painter.restore();
 }

src/GcSideBarItem.cpp

@@ -149,13 +149,22 @@ GcSplitterHandle::GcSplitterHandle(QString title, GcSplitterItem *widget, Qt::Or
     titleLayout->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
     titleLayout->setSpacing(2);
 
-    titleLabel = new QLabel(title, this);
+    titleLabel = new GcLabel(title, this);
+    titleLabel->setXOff(1);
+
+    QFont font;
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     titleLabel->setFixedHeight(16);
-    titleLabel->setFont(QFont("Helvetica", 11, QFont::Normal));
+    titleLabel->setYOff(2);
+    font.setFamily("Lucida Grande");
+    font.setPointSize(11);
 #else
-    titleLabel->setFont(QFont("Helvetica", 10, QFont::Normal));
+    titleLabel->setYOff(1);
+    font.setFamily("Helvetica");
+    font.setPointSize(10);
 #endif
+    font.setWeight(QFont::Black);
+    titleLabel->setFont(font);
 
     showHide = new QPushButton(this);
     showHide->setStyleSheet("QPushButton {color : blue;background: transparent}");
@@ -219,17 +228,23 @@ GcSplitterHandle::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 void
 GcSplitterHandle::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
 {
-    static QPixmap active = QPixmap(":images/mac/scope-active.png");
-    static QPixmap inactive = QPixmap(":images/scope-inactive.png");
-
     // setup a painter and the area to paint
     QPainter painter(this);
 
-    // background light gray for now?
     painter.save();
     QRect all(0,0,width(),height());
-    painter.drawTiledPixmap(all, isActiveWindow() ? active : inactive);
-    QPen black(QColor(100,100,100));
+
+    // fill with a linear gradient
+    int shade = isActiveWindow() ? 178 : 225;
+    QLinearGradient linearGradient(0, 0, 0, height());
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(0.0, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 100));
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(0.5, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 180));
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(1.0, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 255));
+    linearGradient.setSpread(QGradient::PadSpread);
+    painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+    painter.fillRect(all, linearGradient);
+
+    QPen black(QColor(100,100,100,200));
     painter.setPen(black);
     painter.drawLine(0,height()-1, width()-1, height()-1);
     painter.restore();
@@ -238,8 +253,6 @@ GcSplitterHandle::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
 void
 GcSplitterHandle::setExpanded(bool expanded)
 {
-    //XXX static QPixmap *hide = new QPixmap(":images/mac/hide.png");
-    //XXX static QPixmap *show = new QPixmap(":images/mac/show.png");
 
     state = expanded;
     if (expanded == false) {
@@ -286,15 +299,20 @@ GcSplitterControl::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 void
 GcSplitterControl::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
 {
-    static QPixmap active = QPixmap(":images/mac/scope-active.png");
-    static QPixmap inactive = QPixmap(":images/scope-inactive.png");
+    QRect all(0,0,width(),height());
 
     // setup a painter and the area to paint
     QPainter painter(this);
 
-    // background light gray for now?
-    QRect all(0,0,width(),height());
-    painter.drawTiledPixmap(all, isActiveWindow() ? active : inactive);
+    // fill with a linear gradient
+    int shade = isActiveWindow() ? 178 : 225;
+    QLinearGradient linearGradient(0, 0, 0, height());
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(0.0, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 100));
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(0.5, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 180));
+    linearGradient.setColorAt(1.0, QColor(shade,shade,shade, 255));
+    linearGradient.setSpread(QGradient::PadSpread);
+    painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
+    painter.fillRect(all, linearGradient);
 }
 
 void

src/GcSideBarItem.h

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 class GcSubSplitter;
 class GcSplitterControl;
 class GcSplitterItem;
+class GcLabel;
 
 class GcSplitter : public QWidget
 {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ private:
      GcSplitterItem *widget;
 
      QHBoxLayout *titleLayout;
-     QLabel *titleLabel;
+     GcLabel *titleLabel;
      QToolBar *titleToolbar;
      QPushButton *showHide;