I am confirming this on Natty with ATI drivers, and attaching a screenshot for easier understanding. The reporter has reported this using an NVIDIA graphic card, I have an ATI, so it doesn't seem to be driver-related (or it does happen with both of these, at least).
** Attachment added: "screenshot of the problem" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/792879/+attachment/2155490/+files/screenshot.png ** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792879 Title: Contact details on contact list hover have opaque background -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs