** Description changed:

  unity 4.8.0-0ubuntu1, unity 4.8.2-0ubuntu4, Ubuntu Ocelot
  
  1. In the "Background" settings, choose "Wallpapers", then "Grey Day" (black 
and white skyscrapers) or "Touch the light" (branch with white blobs).
  2. Open a maximized mainly-white window, such as this bug report.
  3. Open the Dash.
  
  What happens:
  * 
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/77059668/Screenshot%20at%202011-08-11%2021%3A05%3A52.png
  * https://launchpadlibrarian.net/78037869/Unreadable.png
  
  The new default and currently non configurable dash transparency can become  
virtually unreadable depending on desktop background and or window(s) open
  Additionally the idea of 'coloring' the dash based on the desktop doesn't 
seem to be well thought thru either
  An option to either adjust the transparency or better yet use  previous 
smoked glass effect seems to be needed if it's intended to continue  using the 
current trans and color based on desktop
- Attached is a screen using one of the default provided desktop backgrounds 
and having the dash open over a nautilus window
  
- ProblemType: Bug
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
- Package: unity 4.8.0-0ubuntu1
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1
- Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic i686
- NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
- Architecture: i386
- CompizPlugins: 
[core,composite,opengl,decor,vpswitch,gnomecompat,move,regex,place,imgpng,mousepoll,text,animation,resize,fade,cube,scale,rotate,expo,scaleaddon,unityshell]
- Date: Thu Aug 11 21:06:14 2011
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110731)
- ProcEnviron:
-  PATH=(custom, user)
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
- SourcePackage: unity
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ Other possible solutions suggested on ayatana@:
+ * Give the text an outline. [Conscious User]
+ * Use the opposite of the background in a chosen color space. [Conscious User]
+ * Switch to black text for any background that exceeds some brightness level 
on most of its surface. [Thorsten Wilms]
+ * Forget about the transparency. Set static back- and foreground colors. 
[Thorsten Wilms]
+ * Use the same centered and slightly-blurred drop shadow that Notify OSD 
uses. [Mirco Müller]
+ * A soft drop shadow around every Dash icon and text element. [Stefanos A.]

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  Dash text is unreadable with some background pictures

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