I think I see the same problem. (12.04 i386, Firefox 46 and 47) I could not reproduce it when installing a VM with LXDE. When installing with KDE the bug is visible.
A mozregression test ends up here: $ mozregression --good 2015-08-10 --bad 2016-04-18 ... 87:39.20 INFO: Last good revision: 8a5d34242ce6adfc1c32495423ce3f1be14f082b 87:39.20 INFO: First bad revision: 95e4a598daf730ca3191215def8a50f87ada0691 87:39.20 INFO: Pushlog: https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/mozilla-inbound/pushloghtml?fromchange=8a5d34242ce6adfc1c32495423ce3f1be14f082b&tochange=95e4a598daf730ca3191215def8a50f87ada0691 A workaround I tested: Install: gtk3-engines-unico:i386 (1.0.2-0ubuntu1) Purge: gtk3-engines-oxygen:i386 (1.0.2-0ubuntu3) After that the selections were ok. ** Attachment added: "mozregression.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1579133/+attachment/4710262/+files/mozregression.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579133 Title: Color scheme is broken with FF46 on Precise Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: 1. When selecting a text, either in the location bar, search bar or main browser window, any text turns white on white background -> No text can be seen. 2. When hovering over a link, which has (I guess) a title set, the hovering object is a solid dark grey -> No text can be seen. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1579133/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

