File gnome-panel-transparency.patch of Package gnome-panel-nld

--- applets/notification_area/eggtraymanager.c
+++ applets/notification_area/eggtraymanager.c
@@ -278,6 +278,36 @@
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+transparent_expose_event (GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventExpose *event, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  gdk_window_clear_area (widget->window, event->area.x, event->area.y,
+			 event->area.width, event->area.height);
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+make_transparent_again (GtkWidget *widget, GtkStyle *previous_style,
+			gpointer user_data)
+{
+  gdk_window_set_back_pixmap (widget->window, NULL, TRUE);
+}
+
+static void
+make_transparent (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  if (GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW (widget) || GTK_WIDGET_APP_PAINTABLE (widget))
+    return;
+
+  gtk_widget_set_app_paintable (widget, TRUE);
+  gtk_widget_set_double_buffered (widget, FALSE);
+  gdk_window_set_back_pixmap (widget->window, NULL, TRUE);
+  g_signal_connect (widget, "expose_event",
+		    G_CALLBACK (transparent_expose_event), NULL);
+  g_signal_connect_after (widget, "style_set",
+			  G_CALLBACK (make_transparent_again), NULL);
+}
+
 static void
 egg_tray_manager_handle_dock_request (EggTrayManager       *manager,
 				      XClientMessageEvent  *xevent)
@@ -286,6 +316,8 @@
   Window *window;
   
   socket = gtk_socket_new ();
+  g_signal_connect (socket, "realize",
+		    G_CALLBACK (make_transparent), NULL);
   
   /* We need to set the child window here
    * so that the client can call _get functions
--- applets/notification_area/main.c
+++ applets/notification_area/main.c
@@ -160,13 +160,23 @@
 
   gtk_box_pack_end (GTK_BOX (tray->box), icon, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
   
+  gtk_widget_hide (tray->box);
   gtk_widget_show (icon);
+  gtk_widget_show (tray->box);
 }
 
 static void
 tray_removed (EggTrayManager *manager, GtkWidget *icon, void *data)
 {
+  SystemTray *tray;
+
+  if (all_trays == NULL)
+    return;
+  
+  tray = all_trays->data;
 
+  gtk_widget_hide (tray->box);
+  gtk_widget_show (tray->box);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -271,6 +281,13 @@
       g_object_unref (style);
       break;
     }
+
+  /* Force the icons to redraw their backgrounds.
+   * gtk_widget_queue_draw() doesn't work across process boundaries,
+   * so we do this instead.
+   */
+  gtk_widget_hide (tray->box);
+  gtk_widget_show (tray->box);
 }
 
 static void
--- gnome-panel/panel-background.c
+++ gnome-panel/panel-background.c
@@ -532,6 +532,8 @@
 			   background->image, error->message);
 		g_error_free (error);
 	}
+
+	panel_background_update_has_alpha (background);
 }
 
 void
@@ -638,8 +640,6 @@
 
 	if (image && image [0])
 		background->image = g_strdup (image);
-
-	panel_background_update_has_alpha (background);
 }
 
 void