said by darcilicious:...
And I think just the opposite -- I dislike the look of the folders and spotlight when a dark background is used -- it's not transparent enough... but I do like a dark background for the lockscreen.
I tried at least ten separate backgrounds, going from light to dark to try and find one that I hated the least (as there were none that I liked). I settled for dark and yes, I agree, it's not great, but for me, better than the alternative