I found out that if I have autohide off then the icon is fine. With autohide on it becomes ugly.
** Description changed: Ever since the update to unity 5.14.0-0ubuntu1 the program icon that displays (where the BFB usually is) has gotten really jagged and gross - looking. See the screenshot for your thousand words. + looking. With autohide OFF, the icon displays properly. With autohide + ON, the issue appears. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: unity 5.14.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12 Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 9dfa225a100a6da71689692d7002e544 CheckboxSystem: 2954e74ba17fb0e37fc942cd1d9fab4e CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] Date: Sun Aug 12 16:19:38 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Summary changed: - [Regression] Hideous low-res icon when using the HUD + [Regression] Hideous low-res icon when using the HUD with autohide enabled. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1035951 Title: [Regression] Hideous low-res icon when using the HUD with autohide enabled. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1035951/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
