This seems to be solved in Ubuntu 14.04 (alpha). I checked with Netbeans and sweethome3d : both have readable menus
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to light-themes in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/932274 Title: Regression: Unreadable menu bar with Ambiance theme in Java/Swing GTK L&F Status in Light Themes: Invalid Status in OpenJDK: Fix Committed Status in “light-themes” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “openjdk-7” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hi, I have a problem in netbeans (and other java applications) with Ambiance theme. The menu bar has a dark foreground color and the menu titles are unreadable. This problem didn't occur in Oneiric. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/light-themes/+bug/932274/+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