TranslucentTB / TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB
[Bug]: Taskbar fonts not visible with certain backgrounds, please add font shadows.
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Description
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- I have checked the issue tracker if my bug has already been fixed or answered in another (possibly closed) issue.
Steps to reproduce the issue
The Fonts are not visible.
Expected results
Should be visible.
Actual results
Is not visible
Windows version
Windows 10 2004-22H2 (builds 19041-19045)
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Research direction
Reproduce the taskbar text visibility problem on Windows 10 builds 19041–19045 using backgrounds like the attached screenshot, then trace the taskbar font-rendering entry point. The issue names no file or test; done means taskbar fonts remain readable on the reported backgrounds, with coverage for the affected rendering behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100