gradient.setColorAt(0, s.value("newMsgMarkerFG", QColor(Qt::red)).value<QColor>());
gradient.setColorAt(0.1, Qt::transparent);
painter->fillRect(boundingRect(), gradient);
gradient.setColorAt(0, s.value("newMsgMarkerFG", QColor(Qt::red)).value<QColor>());
gradient.setColorAt(0.1, Qt::transparent);
painter->fillRect(boundingRect(), gradient);