I found this bug in the upstream bug tracker. It is set to fixed there, although I am not sure in what version. Could you test this with the latest version of lazarus?
** Bug watch added: bugs.freepascal.org/ #9293 http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=9293 ** Also affects: lazarus via http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=9293 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Lazarus form color cannot be set in Ubuntu, OK in Windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/234131 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs