Bug#925428: This is due to the "Dark" theme.

[Russell Coker]

To workaround this bug go to the Edit menu and select Preferences. Then set 
the Theme to "System" (or anything other than Dark) as in the attached screen-
shot.

This bug is related to the Dark theme.
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