From 25e819618291e09b379c4b29dfc0ff5aeeae1c09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: notiant <238434866+notiant@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:37:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] apply reduced light mode opacity to panel backgrounds

---
 Commons/Color.qml                                         | 8 ++++++--
 Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml         | 4 ++--
 Modules/Panels/Launcher/LauncherOverlayWindow.qml         | 2 +-
 Modules/Panels/Network/WiFiNetworksList.qml               | 2 +-
 .../Panels/Settings/Tabs/Connections/BluetoothSubTab.qml  | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Commons/Color.qml b/Commons/Color.qml
index 680600424..8c5c3610f 100644
--- a/Commons/Color.qml
+++ b/Commons/Color.qml
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ Singleton {
     if (!Settings.data.ui.translucentWidgets)
       return baseColor;
 
-    let baseOpacity = Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity;
-    let targetOpacity = Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? baseOpacity : Math.pow(baseOpacity, 2);
+    let targetOpacity = root.panelBackgroundOpacity
     let alpha = Math.max(targetOpacity, minAlpha);
 
     // Combine with the base color's existing alpha
@@ -338,6 +337,11 @@ Singleton {
     return Qt.alpha(baseColor, resultAlpha);
   }
 
+  readonly property real panelBackgroundOpacity: {
+    let baseOpacity = Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity;
+    return Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? baseOpacity : Math.pow(baseOpacity, 2);
+  }
+
   readonly property var colorKeyModel: [
     {
       "key": "none",
diff --git a/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml b/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml
index 16b9dcf9f..9665b1860 100644
--- a/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml
+++ b/Modules/MainScreen/Backgrounds/AllBackgrounds.qml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Item {
 
       // Enable layer caching to prevent continuous re-rendering
       layer.enabled: true
-      opacity: Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity
+      opacity: Color.panelBackgroundOpacity
 
       Shape {
         id: unifiedBackgroundsShape
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
         layer.enabled: true
-        opacity: Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity
+        opacity: Color.panelBackgroundOpacity
 
         Shape {
           id: panelBackgroundsShape
diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Launcher/LauncherOverlayWindow.qml b/Modules/Panels/Launcher/LauncherOverlayWindow.qml
index 6bca83de2..243d5d4ee 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Launcher/LauncherOverlayWindow.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Launcher/LauncherOverlayWindow.qml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Variants {
 
           ShapePath {
             strokeWidth: -1
-            fillColor: Qt.alpha(Color.mSurfaceVariant, Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity)
+            fillColor: Qt.alpha(Color.mSurfaceVariant, Color.panelBackgroundOpacity)
 
             // Offset by radius to account for Shape's extended bounds
             startX: panelShape.radius + panelShape.radius * panelShape.tlMultX
diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Network/WiFiNetworksList.qml b/Modules/Panels/Network/WiFiNetworksList.qml
index 90ce33e88..2a56cdc37 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Network/WiFiNetworksList.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Network/WiFiNetworksList.qml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ NBox {
 
         opacity: (NetworkService.disconnectingFrom === modelData.ssid || NetworkService.forgettingNetwork === modelData.ssid) ? 0.6 : 1.0
 
-        color: modelData.connected ? Qt.alpha(Color.mPrimary, Math.min(1.15 - Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity, 0.75)) : Color.mSurface
+        color: modelData.connected ? Qt.alpha(Color.mPrimary, Math.min(1.15 - Color.panelBackgroundOpacity, 0.75)) : Color.mSurface
 
         Behavior on opacity {
           NumberAnimation {
diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/Connections/BluetoothSubTab.qml b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/Connections/BluetoothSubTab.qml
index fa8318882..7db8d6319 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/Connections/BluetoothSubTab.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/Connections/BluetoothSubTab.qml
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ Item {
       radius: Style.radiusM
       clip: true
 
-      color: (modelData.connected && modelData.state !== BluetoothDeviceState.Disconnecting) ? Qt.alpha(Color.mPrimary, Math.min(1.15 - Settings.data.ui.panelBackgroundOpacity, 0.75)) : Color.mSurface
+      color: (modelData.connected && modelData.state !== BluetoothDeviceState.Disconnecting) ? Qt.alpha(Color.mPrimary, Math.min(1.15 - Color.panelBackgroundOpacity, 0.75)) : Color.mSurface
 
       ColumnLayout {
         id: deviceColumn