Here's another way to get around the problem that works via context menus (right-click->open with, double click PDF, etc).
root@marys-ubuntu:/opt/Adobe/Reader9/bin# mv acroread acroread-real root@marys-ubuntu:/opt/Adobe/Reader9/bin# nano acroread root@marys-ubuntu:/opt/Adobe/Reader9/bin# chmod 755 acroread Where acroread is env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 /opt/Adobe/Reader9/bin/acroread-real $@ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664647 Title: All menu item text is invisible in Adobe Reader To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/appmenu-gtk/+bug/664647/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs