Public bug reported: The Ubuntu xfce4-settings package contains a patch - xubuntu_vanilla- session-themes.patch - that changes the default theme to Greybird. In trusty, at least, this theme is in the shimmer-themes package, which is not a dependency of xfc4-settings. This leads to various color-related problems, such as bug #980710.
To reproduce, install the xfce4 package on Ubuntu 14.04, then log in with an xfce session. Launch gnome-terminal (Applications Menu -> Terminal Enulator) and you'll have black text on a black background. Then, log out, install shimmer-themes, and log back in - now gnome- terminal is a more usable black text on white background by default. Please add shimmer-themes as a dependency of xfce4-settings to resolve this. These are the specific versions where I'm experiencing the issue: Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 xfce4-settings: Installed: 4.11.2-1ubuntu2 shimmer-themes: Installed: 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 ** Affects: xfce4-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1322305 Title: xfc4-settings needs shimmer-themes as a dependency To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-settings/+bug/1322305/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs