diff -r 5dc02b23752f -r 3e2da88830cd src/gui/styles/qgtkstyle.cpp
--- a/src/gui/styles/qgtkstyle.cpp	Tue Jul 06 15:10:48 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/gui/styles/qgtkstyle.cpp	Wed Aug 18 10:37:55 2010 +0300
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include <QtGui/QRadioButton>
 #include <QtGui/QCheckBox>
 #include <QtGui/QTreeView>
+#include <QtGui/QStyledItemDelegate>
 #include <qpixmapcache.h>
 #undef signals // Collides with GTK stymbols
 #include <private/qgtkpainter_p.h>
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@
             qt_filedialog_save_filename_hook = &QGtkStylePrivate::saveFilename;
             qt_filedialog_open_filenames_hook = &QGtkStylePrivate::openFilenames;
             qt_filedialog_existing_directory_hook = &QGtkStylePrivate::openDirectory;
+            qApp->installEventFilter(&d->filter);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@
         qt_filedialog_save_filename_hook = 0;
         qt_filedialog_open_filenames_hook = 0;
         qt_filedialog_existing_directory_hook = 0;
+        qApp->removeEventFilter(&d->filter);
     }
 }
 
@@ -690,7 +693,7 @@
         // thin rectangular images
         const int pmSize = 64;
         const int border = proxy()->pixelMetric(PM_DefaultFrameWidth, option, widget);
-        const QString pmKey = QString(QLS("windowframe %0")).arg(option->state);
+        const QString pmKey = QLatin1Literal("windowframe") % HexString<uint>(option->state);
 
         QPixmap pixmap;
         QRect pmRect(QPoint(0,0), QSize(pmSize, pmSize));
@@ -815,24 +818,50 @@
                                      option->state & State_Open ? openState : closedState , gtkTreeView->style);
         }
         break;
+
+    case PE_PanelItemViewRow:
+        // This primitive is only used to draw selection behind selected expander arrows.
+        // We try not to decorate the tree branch background unless you inherit from StyledItemDelegate
+        // The reason for this is that a lot of code that relies on custom item delegates will look odd having
+        // a gradient on the branch but a flat shaded color on the item itself.
+        QCommonStyle::drawPrimitive(element, option, painter, widget);
+        if (!option->state & State_Selected) {
+            break;
+        } else {
+            if (const QAbstractItemView *view = qobject_cast<const QAbstractItemView*>(widget)) {
+                if (!qobject_cast<QStyledItemDelegate*>(view->itemDelegate()))
+                    break;
+            }
+        } // fall through
+
     case PE_PanelItemViewItem:
         if (const QStyleOptionViewItemV4 *vopt = qstyleoption_cast<const QStyleOptionViewItemV4 *>(option)) {
-            if (vopt->state & State_Selected) {
-                QLinearGradient gradient;
-                gradient.setStart(option->rect.left(), option->rect.top());
-                gradient.setFinalStop(option->rect.left(), option->rect.bottom());
-                gradient.setColorAt(0, option->palette.highlight().color().lighter(105));
-                gradient.setColorAt(0.5, option->palette.highlight().color().lighter(101));
-                gradient.setColorAt(0.51, option->palette.highlight().color().darker(101));
-                gradient.setColorAt(1, option->palette.highlight().color().darker(105));
-                painter->fillRect(option->rect, gradient);
-            } else {
-                if (vopt->backgroundBrush.style() != Qt::NoBrush) {
-                    QPointF oldBO = painter->brushOrigin();
-                    painter->setBrushOrigin(vopt->rect.topLeft());
-                    painter->fillRect(vopt->rect, vopt->backgroundBrush);
-                    painter->setBrushOrigin(oldBO);
+            if (vopt->backgroundBrush.style() != Qt::NoBrush) {
+                QPointF oldBO = painter->brushOrigin();
+                painter->setBrushOrigin(vopt->rect.topLeft());
+                painter->fillRect(vopt->rect, vopt->backgroundBrush);
+                painter->setBrushOrigin(oldBO);
+                if (!(option->state & State_Selected))
+                    break;
+            }
+            if (GtkWidget *gtkTreeView = d->gtkWidget("GtkTreeView")) {
+                const char *detail = "cell_even_ruled";
+                if (vopt && vopt->features & QStyleOptionViewItemV2::Alternate)
+                    detail = "cell_odd_ruled";
+                bool isActive = option->state & State_Active;
+                QString key;
+                if (isActive ) {
+                    // Required for active/non-active window appearance
+                    key = QLS("a");
+                    GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS(gtkTreeView, GTK_HAS_FOCUS);
                 }
+                bool isEnabled = (widget ? widget->isEnabled() : (vopt->state & QStyle::State_Enabled));
+                gtkPainter.paintFlatBox(gtkTreeView, detail, option->rect,
+                                        option->state & State_Selected ? GTK_STATE_SELECTED :
+                                        isEnabled ? GTK_STATE_NORMAL : GTK_STATE_INSENSITIVE,
+                                        GTK_SHADOW_OUT, gtkTreeView->style, key);
+                if (isActive )
+                    GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS(gtkTreeView, GTK_HAS_FOCUS);
             }
         }
         break;