Can you change your gnome-panel to transparent and see if the black box is still present? I am seeing it in many applications including Banshee, Exaile, and Transmission to name a few.
** Attachment added: "Black border in notification area with transparent panel" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/31273764/screenshot_010.png -- Notification area icon wrongly rendered/has a black background (multiple apps) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403135 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs