Comment 7 for bug 1094243

SOLVED update did not fix it for me - but then I found the lubuntu 'Customise Look and Feel' options under Preferences (in start menu). In the colour tab you need to tick the box for 'use customised colour scheme'. Thats it! This tab includes colours for tooltips, and if the box isn't ticked, they don't default sensibly.

I don't know why lubuntu doesn't have this configured at install, but there you go. Definitely lubuntu not abiword causing this.

Great OS though! I will never use anything else now.