compizconfig settings manager: text labels are blank

[Evan Hunt]

After I installed the Raring beta last week I used CCSM to configure some screen effects (wobbly windows, etc). It was working perfectly at the time, for whatever that's worth. After a dist-upgrade yesterday (21 Feb), I ran CCSM again and, while I can still see the checkbox button widgets, I can no longer see their labels, so it's impossible to tell what I'm configuring. Screen shot is attached.

Description: Ubuntu Raring Ringtail (development branch)
Release: 13.04

compizconfig-settings-manager:
  Installed: 1:0.9.9~daily13.02.19-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:0.9.9~daily13.02.19-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.9.9~daily13.02.19-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: compizconfig-settings-manager 1:0.9.9~daily13.02.19-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-7.14-generic 3.8.0
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.64 Tue Oct 30 10:58:20 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-21ubuntu3)
.proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev:
 Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console
 on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver
 requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console
 drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in
 corruption and stability problems, and is not supported.
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Fri Feb 22 10:01:08 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-304, 304.64, 3.8.0-6-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.64, 3.8.0-7-generic, x86_64: installed
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/ccsm
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1213] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:2119]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-14 (8 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130213)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. G75VW
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/tcsh
 PATH=(custom, user)
 TERM=xterm
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-7-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=40a9813c-8629-49cc-9a7f-2c059744a5e7 ro quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/21/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: G75VW.218
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: G75VW
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrG75VW.218:bd08/21/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnG75VW:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnG75VW:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: G75VW
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.02.19-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.42-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.2-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.6-0ubuntu3
xserver.bootTime: Thu Feb 21 13:38:35 2013
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.13.2-0ubuntu2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Pablo Vanwoerkom (guikubivan)]

This simple fix worked for me https://sites.google.com/site/debininja/tutorials/ccsm-no-icons-text-fix
(on debian testing AMD64 with fglrx driver)