2 files changed, 26 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/desktop-themes/Blue-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css b/desktop-themes/Blue-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css
index 3113b6f6..4e1305ad 100644
--- a/desktop-themes/Blue-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css
+++ b/desktop-themes/Blue-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css
@@ -420,12 +420,6 @@ PanelToplevel > widget > button:hover:active {
     border-style: none;
 }
 
-/* dictionary applet */
-#PanelApplet entry {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    margin: 3px 0px;
-}
-
 PanelSeparator {
     border-width: 0;
     color: transparent;
@@ -443,6 +437,19 @@ MatePanelAppletFrameDBus {
     background-position: left;
 }
 
+/* this makes text readable with all kind of wallpapers if using a transparent panel */
+#PanelApplet label,
+.mate-panel-menu-bar menubar > menuitem {
+    color: @menu_fg_dark_color;
+    text-shadow: 1px 1px alpha (#000000, 0.8);
+}
+
+/* dictionary applet */
+#PanelApplet entry {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    margin: 3px 0px;
+}
+
 /* most applets */
 #PanelApplet button,
 #PanelApplet button.flat,
diff --git a/desktop-themes/Green-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css b/desktop-themes/Green-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css
index c66e8e69..55c705c2 100644
--- a/desktop-themes/Green-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css
+++ b/desktop-themes/Green-Submarine/gtk-3.0/mate-applications.css
@@ -418,12 +418,6 @@ PanelToplevel > widget > button:hover:active {
     border-style: none;
 }
 
-/* dictionary applet */
-#PanelApplet entry {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    margin: 3px 0px;
-}
-
 PanelSeparator {
     border-width: 0;
     color: transparent;
@@ -441,6 +435,19 @@ MatePanelAppletFrameDBus {
     background-position: left;
 }
 
+/* this makes text readable with all kind of wallpapers if using a transparent panel */
+#PanelApplet label,
+.mate-panel-menu-bar menubar > menuitem {
+    color: @menu_fg_dark_color;
+    text-shadow: 1px 1px alpha (#000000, 0.8);
+}
+
+/* dictionary applet */
+#PanelApplet entry {
+    border-width: 1px;
+    margin: 3px 0px;
+}
+
 /* most applets */
 #PanelApplet button,
 #PanelApplet button.flat,