Ok, I figured it out. There is actually a simple fix for it: just call this
panel_applet_set_background_widget(applet, GTK_WIDGET(applet)); //passing applet for the first and second parameter when the applet is being initialized. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/725584 Title: Some gnome-panel Applets still use GTK theme's panel-background, even if "use system theme" is not selected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-panel/+bug/725584/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs