I can confirm this problem also on Feisty. Sorry, but I can't upload a screenshot due to connection problems. Anyway, the "timer" appears exactly as in the image above.
I'm using Gnome with clearlooks theme. ** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- vlc shows time not readable https://launchpad.net/bugs/88487 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs