I can confirm this as well. Running Ubuntu 11.04 with Nvidia graphics and there is no shadow when I right click at the desktop. Seems to work in Chrome and Firefox, but not Nautilus for example.
Also tried the suggested configureations from ubuntuforums, without any luck! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/768616 Title: Ubuntu 11.04: Inconsistent shadows in right-click context menus -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs