Not just Unity 2D but Unity as well has this. On my desktop at least it appears to be the wallpaper showing through and not any sort of "garbage".
Using gnome-tweak-tool to change themes, it appears this only affects Ambiance and Radiance ** Attachment added: "Screen capture of Unity top panel" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/846335/+attachment/2384835/+files/Screenshot%20at%202011-09-11%2016%3A12%3A47.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/846335 Title: Corruption above unity-2d panel with 4.6.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/846335/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs