VCS: Make dark color schemes work with annotation highlighter

Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-6257

Change-Id: Ied01cf6773b5114100afccbac33f359cc72c0889
Reviewed-by: Tobias Hunger <tobias.hunger@nokia.com>

28 files changed, 81 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.cpp
index 6dad6c709d..6ea7fd7108 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ using namespace Bazaar::Internal;
 using namespace Bazaar;
 
 BazaarAnnotationHighlighter::BazaarAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+                                                         const QColor &bg,
                                                          QTextDocument *document)
-    : VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document),
+    : VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, bg, document),
       m_changeset(QLatin1String(Constants::CHANGESET_ID))
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.h
index bea25e8a56..f97a4a9ae0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/annotationhighlighter.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 class BazaarAnnotationHighlighter : public VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter
 {
 public:
-    explicit BazaarAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+    explicit BazaarAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers, const QColor &bg,
                                          QTextDocument *document = 0);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.cpp b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.cpp
index 414a43de7f..b122152244 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *BazaarEditor::createDiffHighlighter() const
     return new VcsBase::DiffHighlighter(m_diffFileId);
 }
 
-VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *BazaarEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const
+VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *BazaarEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes,
+                                                                              const QColor &bg) const
 {
-    return new BazaarAnnotationHighlighter(changes);
+    return new BazaarAnnotationHighlighter(changes, bg);
 }
 
 QString BazaarEditor::fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.h b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.h
index 3c80e2402b..0c9198509f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaareditor.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private:
     virtual QSet<QString> annotationChanges() const;
     virtual QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &cursor) const;
     virtual VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *createDiffHighlighter() const;
-    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const;
+    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes, const QColor &bg) const;
     virtual QString fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &diffFileSpec) const;
 
     const QRegExp m_exactChangesetId;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.cpp
index bbf279df24..9f4b756da4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ using namespace Cvs;
 using namespace Cvs::Internal;
 
 CvsAnnotationHighlighter::CvsAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+                                                   const QColor &bg,
                                                    QTextDocument *document) :
-    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document),
+    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, bg, document),
     m_blank(QLatin1Char(' '))
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.h
index 8a99b898f1..ee6b874107 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/annotationhighlighter.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class CvsAnnotationHighlighter : public VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit CvsAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+    explicit CvsAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers, const QColor &bg,
                                       QTextDocument *document = 0);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.cpp
index b88f40e78d..769df31f50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *CvsEditor::createDiffHighlighter() const
     return new VcsBase::DiffHighlighter(filePattern);
 }
 
-VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *CvsEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const
+VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *CvsEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes,
+                                                                           const QColor &bg) const
 {
-    return new CvsAnnotationHighlighter(changes);
+    return new CvsAnnotationHighlighter(changes, bg);
 }
 
 QString CvsEditor::fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.h b/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.h
index 7c376d66ec..856871d792 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/cvseditor.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private:
     QSet<QString> annotationChanges() const;
     QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &) const;
     VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *createDiffHighlighter() const;
-    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const;
+    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes, const QColor &bg) const;
     QString fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &diffFileName) const;
     QStringList annotationPreviousVersions(const QString &revision) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp
index 67550ca231..28bbcf9267 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ namespace Git {
 namespace Internal {
 
 GitAnnotationHighlighter::GitAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
-                                                             QTextDocument *document) :
-    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document),
+                                                   const QColor &bg,
+                                                   QTextDocument *document) :
+    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, bg, document),
     m_blank(QLatin1Char(' '))
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h
index 03267e555e..8cbbccf1db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/annotationhighlighter.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class GitAnnotationHighlighter : public VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit GitAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+    explicit GitAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers, const QColor &bg,
                                       QTextDocument *document = 0);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
index aec04d9e5d..8d7d1eec53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@ VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *GitEditor::createDiffHighlighter() const
     return new VcsBase::DiffHighlighter(filePattern);
 }
 
-VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *GitEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const
+VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *GitEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes,
+                                                                           const QColor &bg) const
 {
-    return new GitAnnotationHighlighter(changes);
+    return new GitAnnotationHighlighter(changes, bg);
 }
 
 QString GitEditor::fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
index 4ce7bf84a2..65d237a5c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private:
     virtual QSet<QString> annotationChanges() const;
     virtual QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &) const;
     virtual VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *createDiffHighlighter() const;
-    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const;
+    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes, const QColor &bg) const;
     virtual QString fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &diffFileName) const;
     virtual QStringList annotationPreviousVersions(const QString &revision) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.cpp
index 84003f3785..00e0b7257e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ using namespace Mercurial::Internal;
 using namespace Mercurial;
 
 MercurialAnnotationHighlighter::MercurialAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+                                                               const QColor &bg,
                                                                QTextDocument *document)
-    : VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document),
+    : VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, bg, document),
     changeset(QLatin1String(Constants::CHANGESETID12))
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.h
index 6dbbe948cd..92f2dc38b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/annotationhighlighter.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 class MercurialAnnotationHighlighter : public VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter
 {
 public:
-    explicit MercurialAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+    explicit MercurialAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers, const QColor &bg,
                                             QTextDocument *document = 0);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.cpp
index b47c5b9d0e..af592e85e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@ VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *MercurialEditor::createDiffHighlighter() const
     return new VcsBase::DiffHighlighter(diffIdentifier);
 }
 
-VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *MercurialEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const
+VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *MercurialEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes,
+                                                                                 const QColor &bg) const
 {
-    return new MercurialAnnotationHighlighter(changes);
+    return new MercurialAnnotationHighlighter(changes, bg);
 }
 
 QString MercurialEditor::fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.h b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.h
index 3261b17d95..03de664c35 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialeditor.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private:
     virtual QSet<QString> annotationChanges() const;
     virtual QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &cursor) const;
     virtual VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *createDiffHighlighter() const;
-    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const;
+    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes, const QColor &bg) const;
     virtual QString fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &diffFileSpec) const;
     virtual QStringList annotationPreviousVersions(const QString &revision) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.cpp
index 6e45a57087..26670e5fe8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ namespace Perforce {
 namespace Internal {
 
 PerforceAnnotationHighlighter::PerforceAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+                                                             const QColor &bg,
                                                              QTextDocument *document) :
-    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document),
+    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, bg, document),
     m_colon(QLatin1Char(':'))
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.h
index 68c94b8628..70e94c7f30 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/annotationhighlighter.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class PerforceAnnotationHighlighter : public VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit PerforceAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+                                           const QColor &bg,
                                            QTextDocument *document = 0);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.cpp
index 9aab63c648..707720185a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.cpp
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *PerforceEditor::createDiffHighlighter() const
     return new VcsBase::DiffHighlighter(filePattern);
 }
 
-VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *PerforceEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const
+VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *PerforceEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes,
+                                                                                const QColor &bg) const
 {
-    return new PerforceAnnotationHighlighter(changes);
+    return new PerforceAnnotationHighlighter(changes, bg);
 }
 
 QString PerforceEditor::fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.h b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.h
index bbe2d1a8d1..801da2fa48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceeditor.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private:
     virtual QSet<QString> annotationChanges() const;
     virtual QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &) const;
     virtual VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *createDiffHighlighter() const;
-    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const;
+    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes, const QColor &bg) const;
     virtual QString fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &diffFileName) const;
     virtual QStringList annotationPreviousVersions(const QString &v) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.cpp
index a994739c15..16a9a30c55 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ using namespace Subversion;
 using namespace Subversion::Internal;
 
 SubversionAnnotationHighlighter::SubversionAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
-                                                             QTextDocument *document) :
-    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, document),
+                                                                 const QColor &bg,
+                                                                 QTextDocument *document) :
+    VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(changeNumbers, bg, document),
     m_blank(QLatin1Char(' '))
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.h
index fcaeb9c2cc..bd43e548cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/annotationhighlighter.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SubversionAnnotationHighlighter : public VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighte
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit SubversionAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+    explicit SubversionAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers, const QColor &bg,
                                              QTextDocument *document = 0);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.cpp
index 10a5ef2185..692d273df5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.cpp
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *SubversionEditor::createDiffHighlighter() const
     return new VcsBase::DiffHighlighter(filePattern);
 }
 
-VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *SubversionEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const
+VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *SubversionEditor::createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes,
+                                                                                  const QColor &bg) const
 {
-    return new SubversionAnnotationHighlighter(changes);
+    return new SubversionAnnotationHighlighter(changes, bg);
 }
 
 QString SubversionEditor::fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &inBlock) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.h b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.h
index 1fc930329f..74f413f2f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversioneditor.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private:
     virtual QSet<QString> annotationChanges() const;
     virtual QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &) const;
     virtual VcsBase::DiffHighlighter *createDiffHighlighter() const;
-    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const;
+    virtual VcsBase::BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes, const QColor &bg) const;
     virtual QString fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &diffFileName) const;
     virtual QStringList annotationPreviousVersions(const QString &) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp
index 08c8831955..6cd06fda20 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.cpp
@@ -62,15 +62,18 @@ class BaseAnnotationHighlighterPrivate
 {
 public:
     ChangeNumberFormatMap m_changeNumberMap;
+    QColor m_background;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal
 
 BaseAnnotationHighlighter::BaseAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
-                                             QTextDocument *document) :
+                                                     const QColor &bg,
+                                                     QTextDocument *document) :
     TextEditor::SyntaxHighlighter(document),
     d(new Internal::BaseAnnotationHighlighterPrivate)
 {
+    d->m_background = bg;
     setChangeNumbers(changeNumbers);
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ BaseAnnotationHighlighter::~BaseAnnotationHighlighter()
 
 void BaseAnnotationHighlighter::setChangeNumbers(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers)
 {
+    QColor bg = d->m_background;
     d->m_changeNumberMap.clear();
     if (!changeNumbers.isEmpty()) {
         // Assign a color gradient to annotation change numbers. Give
@@ -89,10 +93,16 @@ void BaseAnnotationHighlighter::setChangeNumbers(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumb
         const int step = qRound(ceil(pow(double(changeNumbers.count()), oneThird)));
         QList<QColor> colors;
         const int factor = 255 / step;
-        for (int i=0; i<step; ++i)
-            for (int j=0; j<step; ++j)
-                for (int k=0; k<step; ++k)
-                    colors.append(QColor(i*factor, j*factor, k*factor));
+        int half = factor / 2;
+        for (int i=0; i<=step; ++i)
+            for (int j=0; j<=step; ++j)
+                for (int k=0; k<=step; ++k) {
+                    QColor c(i*factor, j*factor, k*factor);
+                    if ((bg.red() - half > c.red() ||bg.red() + half <= c.red())
+                            && (bg.green() - half > c.green() || bg.green() + half <= c.green())
+                            && (bg.blue() - half > c.blue() || bg.blue() + half <= c.blue()))
+                        colors.prepend(c);
+                }
 
         int m = 0;
         const int cstep = colors.count() / changeNumbers.count();
@@ -116,4 +126,10 @@ void BaseAnnotationHighlighter::highlightBlock(const QString &text)
         setFormat(0, text.length(), it.value());
 }
 
+void BaseAnnotationHighlighter::setBackgroundColor(const QColor &color)
+{
+    d->m_background = color;
+    setChangeNumbers(d->m_changeNumberMap.keys().toSet());
+}
+
 } // namespace VcsBase
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.h
index 47785aeb1e..fadb8d8e16 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/baseannotationhighlighter.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class VCSBASE_EXPORT BaseAnnotationHighlighter : public TextEditor::SyntaxHighli
 public:
     typedef  QSet<QString> ChangeNumbers;
 
-    explicit BaseAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers,
+    explicit BaseAnnotationHighlighter(const ChangeNumbers &changeNumbers, const QColor &bg,
                                        QTextDocument *document = 0);
     virtual ~BaseAnnotationHighlighter();
 
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void highlightBlock(const QString &text);
 
+    void setBackgroundColor(const QColor &color);
+
 private:
     // Implement this to return the change number of a line
     virtual QString changeNumber(const QString &block) const = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
index e5dfe8f4fe..85864f5d4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ public:
     bool m_revertChunkEnabled;
     bool m_mouseDragging;
     QList<AbstractTextCursorHandler *> m_textCursorHandlers;
+
+    QColor m_backgroundColor;
 };
 
 VcsBaseEditorWidgetPrivate::VcsBaseEditorWidgetPrivate(VcsBaseEditorWidget *editorWidget,
@@ -1017,7 +1019,7 @@ void VcsBaseEditorWidget::slotActivateAnnotation()
         ah->setChangeNumbers(changes);
         ah->rehighlight();
     } else {
-        baseTextDocument()->setSyntaxHighlighter(createAnnotationHighlighter(changes));
+        baseTextDocument()->setSyntaxHighlighter(createAnnotationHighlighter(changes, d->m_backgroundColor));
     }
 }
 
@@ -1149,6 +1151,9 @@ void VcsBaseEditorWidget::setPlainTextData(const QByteArray &data)
 void VcsBaseEditorWidget::setFontSettings(const TextEditor::FontSettings &fs)
 {
     TextEditor::BaseTextEditorWidget::setFontSettings(fs);
+    d->m_backgroundColor = fs.toTextCharFormat(QLatin1String(TextEditor::Constants::C_TEXT))
+            .brushProperty(QTextFormat::BackgroundBrush).color();
+
     if (d->m_parameters->type == DiffOutput) {
         if (DiffHighlighter *highlighter = qobject_cast<DiffHighlighter*>(baseTextDocument()->syntaxHighlighter())) {
             static QVector<QString> categories;
@@ -1162,6 +1167,11 @@ void VcsBaseEditorWidget::setFontSettings(const TextEditor::FontSettings &fs)
             highlighter->setFormats(fs.toTextCharFormats(categories));
             highlighter->rehighlight();
         }
+    } else if (d->m_parameters->type == AnnotateOutput) {
+        if (BaseAnnotationHighlighter *highlighter = qobject_cast<BaseAnnotationHighlighter *>(baseTextDocument()->syntaxHighlighter())) {
+            highlighter->setBackgroundColor(d->m_backgroundColor);
+            highlighter->rehighlight();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h
index 6744c57cc5..9dfb1e9541 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ private:
     virtual QString changeUnderCursor(const QTextCursor &) const = 0;
     // Factory functions for highlighters
     virtual DiffHighlighter *createDiffHighlighter() const = 0;
-    virtual BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes) const = 0;
+    virtual BaseAnnotationHighlighter *createAnnotationHighlighter(const QSet<QString> &changes,
+                                                                   const QColor &bg) const = 0;
     // Implement to return a local file name from the diff file specification
     // (text cursor at position above change hunk)
     virtual QString fileNameFromDiffSpecification(const QTextBlock &diffFileSpec) const = 0;