--- xfdesktop.bak/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c	2008-09-20 15:11:12.000000000 +0200
+++ xfdesktop/src/xfdesktop-icon-view.c	2008-09-25 08:25:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ struct _XfdesktopIconViewPrivate
     
     GdkPixbuf *rounded_frame;
     gint label_alpha;
+    gint active_label_alpha;
+
+    gchar *label_shadow_color;
     
 #if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 12, 0)
     guint tip_show_id;
@@ -360,8 +363,22 @@ xfdesktop_icon_view_class_init(Xfdesktop
                                             g_param_spec_int("label-alpha",
                                                              "Label alpha",
                                                              "Alpha value for the text label's background",
+                                                             0, 0, 0,
+                                                             G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
+    gtk_widget_class_install_style_property(widget_class,
+                                            g_param_spec_int("active-label-alpha",
+                                                             "Active icons label alpha",
+                                                             "Alpha value for the text label's background for active icons",
                                                              0, 255, 155,
                                                              G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
+    gtk_widget_class_install_style_property(widget_class,
+                                            g_param_spec_string("label-shadow-color",
+                                                             "Active icons label text shadow color",
+                                                             "Color for the text shadows of the icon labels",
+                                                             "Black",
+                                                             G_PARAM_READABLE));
     
     xfdesktop_cell_highlight_quark = g_quark_from_static_string("xfdesktop-icon-view-cell-highlight");
 }
@@ -1376,7 +1393,19 @@ xfdesktop_icon_view_style_set(GtkWidget 
     gtk_widget_style_get(GTK_WIDGET(icon_view),
                          "label-alpha", &icon_view->priv->label_alpha,
                          NULL);
-    DBG("label alpha is %d", icon_view->priv->label_alpha);
+
+    gtk_widget_style_get(GTK_WIDGET(icon_view),
+                         "active-label-alpha", &icon_view->priv->active_label_alpha,
+                         NULL);
+
+    gtk_widget_style_get(GTK_WIDGET(icon_view),
+                         "label-shadow-color", &icon_view->priv->label_shadow_color,
+                         NULL);
+
+
+    DBG("label alpha for icons in normal state is %d", icon_view->priv->label_alpha);
+    DBG("label alpha for active icons is %d", icon_view->priv->active_label_alpha);
+    DBG("label shadow color for active icons is %s", icon_view->priv->label_shadow_color);
     
     GTK_WIDGET_CLASS(xfdesktop_icon_view_parent_class)->style_set(widget,
                                                                   previous_style);
@@ -1941,6 +1970,7 @@ xfdesktop_paint_rounded_box(XfdesktopIco
                             GdkRectangle *expose_area)
 {
     GdkRectangle intersection;
+    guint alpha;
     
     /* make sure to undo this before returning */
     text_area->x -= CORNER_ROUNDNESS;
@@ -1963,11 +1993,17 @@ xfdesktop_paint_rounded_box(XfdesktopIco
         
         xfdesktop_clear_rounded_corners(box_pix,
                                         icon_view->priv->rounded_frame);
+
+        if (state == GTK_STATE_NORMAL)
+            alpha = icon_view->priv->label_alpha;
+        else
+            alpha = icon_view->priv->active_label_alpha;
+
         xfdesktop_multiply_pixbuf_rgba(box_pix,
                                        EEL_RGBA_COLOR_PACK(style->base[state].red >> 8, 
                                                            style->base[state].green >> 8, 
                                                            style->base[state].blue >> 8,
-                                                           icon_view->priv->label_alpha));
+                                                           alpha));
         
         gdk_draw_pixbuf(GDK_DRAWABLE(GTK_WIDGET(icon_view)->window), NULL,
                         box_pix, intersection.x - text_area->x,
@@ -2085,6 +2121,33 @@ xfdesktop_icon_view_paint_icon(Xfdesktop
         memcpy(&adj_area, area, sizeof(GdkRectangle));
     
     xfdesktop_paint_rounded_box(icon_view, state, &text_area, &adj_area);
+
+    /* draw text shadow for the text of "normal" icons if the
+     * label background is totally transparent */
+    if ((state == GTK_STATE_NORMAL) && (!icon_view->priv->label_alpha)) {
+        GdkColor shadow_color;
+        GdkGC tmp_gc;
+
+        /* if the color value could be parsed, go on */
+        if (gdk_color_parse(icon_view->priv->label_shadow_color, 
+                &shadow_color)) {
+
+            /* save the original gc */
+            tmp_gc = *(widget->style)->text_gc[state];
+
+            /* set the new background */
+            gdk_gc_set_rgb_fg_color(widget->style->text_gc[state], &shadow_color);
+
+            /* paint the shadow */
+            gtk_paint_layout(widget->style, widget->window, state, TRUE,
+                     &adj_area, widget, "label", text_area.x + 1 ,
+                     text_area.y + 1, playout);
+
+            /* restore the original gc */
+            *(widget->style)->text_gc[state] = tmp_gc;
+        }
+    }
+
     gtk_paint_layout(widget->style, widget->window, state, FALSE,
                      &adj_area, widget, "label", text_area.x, text_area.y, playout);