> On Sun, 9 Dec 2018, Kate Draven wrote:
> 
> > On Sunday 09 December 2018, Felmon Davis wrote:
> >> folks,
> >>
> >> the OpenOffice problem is not fixed (menu items invisible except with
> >> mouse-over). one rabbit-hole at a time.
> >>
> >> f.
> >
> > Are you running the latest version of Openoffice.
> > It seems to be a shared bug between Libreoffice (which was resolved) and 
OO.
> > Apparently their theme engine is messed.
> >
> > See if there's an update to OO.
> 
> so here's the present state:
> 
> (a) Openoffice updated. no joy. notice also the drop box menus don't 
> have clear borders.
> 
> (b) had a problems with firefox: black background on toolbar items and 
> drop-down menus only appearing with mouse hover-over; fixed with a 
> work-around Slavek proposed some time ago: "create a symlink for files 
> from /usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/ to 
> /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/theming-engines/"
> 
> (c) so now new issues with Pan. I can't use KDE_Classic since that 
> gives Pan's top toolbar a black background and squeezes all the icons 
> too close together. changing to Plastik fixes some of this though 
> the text runs together and also no distinct borders.
> 
> SUMMARY:
> 
> so: text squeezed together in Pan 9.141; no borders on toolbar menus 
> in Pan and Openoffice 4.1.6; menu items only visible by mouse-over in 
> OpenOffice.
> 
> I figure this requires more deep-dives into GTK but not sure where to 
> start. wonder about further hares to chase.
> 
> I'd like to use KDE_Classic theme but I am forced to Plastik or 
> Redmond (seems best actually). GTK2 and GTK3 Styles set to "my TDE 
> style".
> 
> f.
> 
> -- 
> Felmon Davis
> 
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Most of the stuff you've mentioned I've experienced.
I have to get home to me pclos trinity computer and check settings.
I'll post them when I do.

Check your theme packages. Something is missing or improperly set.

The black backgrounds and the like on FF was something I had too. Checked 
themes on kcontrol and fix it.

More later...

Good luck lad,

Kate