Xfce: Text under desktop icons misaligned with shadow

[csmart]

• I read the list above.
• I read the README.
• I checked if my issue isn't duplicated.
• Distribution: Fedora 24
• Desktop environment: Xfce
• GTK+ 3 version: 3.20.6
• Arc version (commit): 894573e

The text for icons on the desktop is misaligned with the shadow. Switching to another theme, such as adwaita or greybird solves the problem.

Arc:

Greybird:

[GLolol]

#606 is a proposed fix for this.

[csmart]

Thanks. This patch does not seem to solve the problem for me though, unfortunately :-(

[GLolol]

You might need to log out and back in again for the themes to update.

[csmart]

Sorry, packaging with packaging. I fixed that and yes, it solves the problem for me. I didn't notice any other side effects, either. Thanks!

[linuxlite]

Confirmed as an issue here on Linux Lite. Have patched this for our users.

[GLolol]

With Xfce, I've noticed though that the patch from #606 appears to just disable the desktop text shadow entirely instead of fixing its positioning. So the text becomes completely white, which is slightly hard to read with a light wallpaper.

[jbicha]

There's some more background about this issue on the Launchpad bug.

[jbicha]

I haven't tested but I assume this affect the Vertex theme too.

[Angelogeb]

@GLolol you're right, it is not a proper fix. Since it is an issue for a lot of themes, as described in the Launchpad bug linked form @jbicha , I suppose we should wait for updates from the murrine engine. Until then we'll have to downgrade or use #606 temporarily.

[horst3180]

Okay, I borrowed a fix from Greybird. The shadows aren't drawn by the murrine engine anymore, so it should be fixed now.

[linuxlite]

Fix looks good here @horst3180 Thank you.

[jbicha]

@horst3180 Nice work. I think this bug affects Vertex too.

[diegombeltran]

Hi, still having this problem using arc-theme and arc-theme-git packages in OpenSuse repository (Debian packages)

[Chiheb-Nexus]

Hi.
This command fixed my issue within text shadow issue :
xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /desktop-icons/center-text -n -t bool -s false
Source: AskUbuntu

[diegombeltran]

It works!

[abhimanyu003]

@Chiheb-Nexus thanks that worked very well 👍 on xubuntu.