For some unknown reason, this problem showed up on my system recently (XFCE / Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS system with all updates).
Deleting ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml and logging in again didn't fix it for me. (See #7) That file contains <property name="ThemeName" type="empty"/> so I don't know what theme is being used. I don't particularly want to specify a theme. Another silly thing: the launcher uses gnome-terminal when you select "Debian X Terminal Emulator" as your preferred terminal emulator. (See Applications Menu: Settings: Preferred Applications: Utilities: Terminal Emulator) My avoid-the-problem solution is to select xterm as the Preferred Terminal Emulator. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-terminal in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/980710 Title: black font on black background in xfce terminal Status in “gnome-terminal” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Fresh 12.04 beta 2 install, added gnome, xfce4 and synaptic, all packages up to , didn't customize any settings yet Loging in with xfce as session type, picking "Terminal Emulator" from the XFCE menu. Gnome Terminal starts but only shows a black content area, only after disabling "use colors from system theme" in the default profile i'm getting a readable font/background color combination ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-terminal 3.4.0.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Apr 13 12:55:29 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-terminal UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/980710/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp