Ubuntu
gtk+3.0 package

gnome-panel has white background

Bug #1200689 reported by Alberts Muktupāvels on 2013-07-12

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1196177: Gnome-Panel White Square (Gnome-Fallback-Session/Flashback). Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	GTK+	Unknown	Unknown	gnome-bugs #704203
	gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

White squares appears in blank sections of gnome panel. Problem started when upgraded libgtk-3-0 package. If I downgrade package to version 3.6.4-0ubuntu8, problem disappears. Next version which I was able to download is 3.8.2-0ubuntu1 and problem already is there.

Is this regression with gtk?
Or gnome-panel needs to be updated because of changes in gtk?

Orginal bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1196177

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Rafael Medina (rafael-medina) wrote on 2013-07-14:

Screenshot from 2013-06-29 22 41 37.png Edit (37.8 KiB, image/png)

Im Also Affected.

Distribution:

Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
Release: 13.10

Packages:

compiz:
  Installed: 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
*** 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.18.1~13.04-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

gnome-session-fallback formerly gnome-session-flashback in ubuntu 13.10:
  Installed: 1:3.6.2-0ubuntu11
  Candidate: 1:3.6.2-0ubuntu11
  Version table:
*** 1:3.6.2-0ubuntu11 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote on 2013-07-14:

I believe this is not really a GTK bug (even though it probably was triggered by the GTK 3.8 update) because it doesn't affect the Adwaita theme.

New GTK versions do break GTK themes but I'm not sure anything can be done about that. Hopefully, they'll eventually get GTK where they want it and maybe the GTK 4 series won't be so disruptive.

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Alberts Muktupāvels (muktupavels) wrote on 2013-07-14:

Yes, it doesn't affect Adwaita, because it doesn't use gradient for gnome-panel. Installed gnome-themes-standard, changed gtk theme to adwaita, gnome-panel got simple black color as background.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2013-07-15:

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

Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Cavsfan (cavsfan) wrote on 2013-07-15:

I had changed Gtk+ Theme to Adwaita and it seemed better but many things became unreadable including Ubuntu Software Center.
When looking at that I could not tell one thing from another as I could not see any text.

I switched it back to Ambiance where it was in the first place. I have the white panels at top and bottom but, at least I can read text.