it looks like we are not rendering background for labels that are not currently selected in a way that cairo/pango expects. Filling the image with Qt::transparent is not enough apparently.
I've added gtk_render_background and related styling code locally in IndicatorEntryWidget::updatePix() and to CroppedLabel::paintEvent as a stopgap and found that it fixes the issue - http://ubuntuone.com/3Du1qgddWLHeHUdxXHY2ND and this has nothing to do with the Radiance theme itself. I know unity-2d is no longer developed but in case somebody is looking for the reason - that may be it. I hope that's also the reason of bug 723167 in Unity/Compiz too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945608 Title: [Top bar] Subpixel rendering not working in Radiance theme To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/945608/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs