Tracked down the apparent cause to libcairo's debian/patches/02-cairo-1.4.8-lcd-filter-2.dpatch.
The bug reveals itself if sub-pixel rendering is enabled and rgba_order 'VRGB' is selected. $ gconftool-2 -a /desktop/gnome/font_rendering rgba_order = vrgb antialiasing = rgba dpi = 96 hinting = full Changing it to any of the other options (vbgr, rgb, bgr) using $ gconftool-2 -s /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/rgba_order -t string "vbgr" and restarting Compiz (or disabling/re-enabling it) will clear the issue. Working on a fix. ** Changed in: libcairo (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Assignee: (unassigned) => TJ (intuitivenipple) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: compiz-fusion-plugins-main (Ubuntu) Assignee: TJ (intuitivenipple) => (unassigned) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: compiz-fusion-plugins-main (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Unknown -- Compiz resizeinfo legend characters appear as filled blocks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145604 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for libcairo in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs