Bug#858096: [mate-panel?] Mate panel unstable, notification area icons disappear without warning

[michael (C0bb3r)]

On 22/05/17 09:48, Stefano Rivera wrote:
> Control: severity -1 normal
>
>> I have been doing some more on this issue, even though it appears no one
>> else is interested, and have found that it happens when the panel properties
>>> background is changed from "None (use system theme" to "Solid colour" and
>> the style is adjusted to make the panel transparent. If the panel is left
>> Opaque the icons stay as they should but any transparency causes the icons
>> to disappear.
> Yep. I can reproduce that. And I don't think it qualifies as an RC bug,
> it is easily worked around.
>
> SR
>
Yes it is easily worked around but the user doesn't have any options but 
to leave the panel alone. The problem with this is an option is given to 
change the panel and when that option doesn't work it is a useless 
option that shouldn't be there. The option, as it is, stops the panel 
from working as it should therefore I believe it is an RC bug.