--- a/skaapsteker/constants.py	Sat Apr 09 14:02:13 2011 +0200
+++ b/skaapsteker/constants.py	Sat Apr 09 13:42:50 2011 +0200
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@
     HEALTH_FOREGROUND = pygame.Color(255, 64, 0, 196)
     HEALTH_HEIGHT = 160
     HEALTH_WIDTH = 20
+
+    BG_ALPHA = 120
+    BG_MARGIN = 8
+
     INVENTORY_SIZE = 48
+    INVENTORY_START = 32
 
     TAIL_START = 100
     TAIL_OFFSET = 30
@@ -46,3 +51,6 @@
             'steal' : TAIL_START + 6 * TAIL_OFFSET,
             'lightning' : TAIL_START + 7 * TAIL_OFFSET,
             }
+    TAILS_WIDTH = 51
+    TAILS_HEIGHT = 8 * TAIL_OFFSET
+

--- a/skaapsteker/levelscene.py	Sat Apr 09 14:02:13 2011 +0200
+++ b/skaapsteker/levelscene.py	Sat Apr 09 13:42:50 2011 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """Scene wrapping a level object."""
 
 from pygame.locals import (KEYDOWN, KEYUP, K_DOWN, K_ESCAPE, K_LEFT, K_RIGHT,
-                           K_SEMICOLON, K_UP, K_p, K_q, K_x, K_z, K_RETURN, K_c, K_j)
+                           K_SEMICOLON, K_UP, K_c, K_j, K_p, K_q, K_x, K_z,
+                           K_RETURN, SRCALPHA)
 
 import pygame
 import time
@@ -188,8 +189,11 @@
         """Draw the fox inventory. The tails and the item are drawn on the
            left side of the screen, a health bar and collected tofu and
            scroll counts are shown on the right"""
-        fox = self.game_state.world.fox  # conveience shortcur
-        # Draw the healt bar
+        # Convenience shortcuts
+        fox = self.game_state.world.fox
+        fox_hud = constants.FoxHud
+
+        # Draw the health bar
         health_bottom = self._clip_rect.right - 30, self._clip_rect.top + 200
         bar = pygame.Rect(0, 0, constants.FoxHud.HEALTH_WIDTH, constants.FoxHud.HEALTH_HEIGHT)
         bar.bottomleft = health_bottom
@@ -197,20 +201,37 @@
         bar.height = int(constants.FoxHud.HEALTH_HEIGHT * float(max(0, fox.cur_health))/fox.max_health)
         bar.bottomleft = health_bottom
         pygame.draw.rect(self._level_surface, constants.FoxHud.HEALTH_FOREGROUND, bar)
+        # Inventory bg
+        bgsurf = pygame.Surface((fox_hud.INVENTORY_SIZE + 2 * 8,
+                                 fox_hud.INVENTORY_SIZE + 2 * 8),
+                                flags=SRCALPHA)
+        bgsurf.fill((255, 255, 255, fox_hud.BG_ALPHA))
+        self._level_surface.blit(bgsurf, (self._clip_rect.left,
+                                          self._clip_rect.top + fox_hud.INVENTORY_START - 8))
 
         # Draw inventory
         my_item = fox.item
         if my_item:
             # Get image and resize it
-            inv_pos = self._clip_rect.left + 8, self._clip_rect.top + 32
+            inv_pos = self._clip_rect.left + 8, self._clip_rect.top + fox_hud.INVENTORY_START
             if self._player.inventory_image is None:
                 self._player.make_inventory_image()
             self._level_surface.blit(self._player.inventory_image, inv_pos)
+        # Tail bg
+        bgsurf = pygame.Surface((self._tail.get_size()[0] + 2 * fox_hud.BG_MARGIN,
+                                 fox_hud.TAILS_HEIGHT + fox_hud.BG_MARGIN),
+                                flags=SRCALPHA)
+        bgsurf.fill((255, 255, 255, fox_hud.BG_ALPHA))
+        self._level_surface.blit(bgsurf,
+                                 (self._clip_rect.left,
+                                  self._clip_rect.top
+                                  + fox_hud.TAIL_START
+                                  - fox_hud.BG_MARGIN))
 
         # Draw tails
         # FIXME: Use correct tail icon
         for tail in fox.tails:
-            tail_pos = self._clip_rect.left + 8, self._clip_rect.top + constants.FoxHud.TAIL_POSITIONS[tail]
+            tail_pos = self._clip_rect.left + 8, self._clip_rect.top + fox_hud.TAIL_POSITIONS[tail]
             self._level_surface.blit(self._tail, tail_pos)
 
         # Draw scroll count