The same bug exists in Ubuntu 18.04. And it appears to affect only (some) combo boxes.
** Summary changed: - Ubuntu 16.04: since 2018 text in combo boxes is black and unreadable + Ubuntu 16.04: since 2018 text in combo boxes is dark and unreadable ** Changed in: ubuntu-themes Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Summary changed: - Ubuntu 16.04: since 2018 text in combo boxes is dark and unreadable + Since 2018 text in combo boxes is dark and unreadable ** Tags added: bionic xenial ** Description changed: - Since 23018 all dropdown menus in my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS have a black background and the text, i.e., file-save-as options are unreadable. After a fresh install the menus are ok, but after the first necessary updates, same problem! The menus if firefox and thunderbird are readable, but e.g., Libreoffice writer, Gimp,,,, you name it, are not. I have described this in detail in + Since 2018 all dropdown menus in my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS have a black background and the text, i.e., file-save-as options are unreadable. After a fresh install the menus are ok, but after the first necessary updates, same problem! The menus if firefox and thunderbird are readable, but e.g., Libreoffice writer, Gimp,,,, you name it, are not. I have described this in detail in https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2382505&p=13730458#post13730458 and also my workaround to solve it, changing the file /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc But I am afraid, with the next bigger Ubuntu update the error will be back again? ** Tags added: regression-update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743710 Title: Since 2018 text in combo boxes is dark and unreadable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-themes/+bug/1743710/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
