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Gedit in LXDE: Black Stripe

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 in the LXDE desktop environment.

When I use a regular Ubuntu desktop, everything is fine. However, when I use LXDE, the panel with all open files is black. You can see what I mean here:

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I think I found a solution that works. I changed the LXDE theme to Radiance using lxappearance. Gedit now has no black bars.

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The problem is that LXDE themes are not compatible with GTK 3. There are several tips to help solve the problem and related links to more detailed information:

http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=7127

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The fix is ​​as simple as selecting a different theme from the dialog xfce4-appearance-settingsavailable from the main menu in the "Settings" → "Appearance" section. In LXDE, the way to change topics is to use the command lxappearance, as its response indicates the status of codefx.

xfce appearance dialog

The topics "Roles" and "Industrial" have this problem. Many others, such as Grabird, Orion, and Shine, do not.

Here is the issue fixed with the Orion theme:

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