Description of problem:
Some panel applets become unusable when using a fully-opaque solid
color panel, and some will not recover until the panel color is reset
to "None."

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-applets-2.6.0-8
gnome-panel-2.6.0-10

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open "Panel Properties."
2. In the "Background" tab, choose "Solid color."
3. Move the "Style" slider to "Transparent." The panel should now be
transparent. This is shown in screen shots named '*-1'.
4. Move the slider to "Opaque." As shown in the screenshots named
'*-2', some of the applets become unusable.
5. Move the slider back to "Transparent." As shown in the screenshots
named '*-3', some of the applets recover and some don't.
  
Actual results:
See "Steps to Reproduce"

Expected results:
Panel applets should either gracefully obey color and opacity
settings, or else completely ignore them. Background color and text
color should not be allowed to be the same (or even too close, ideally).

Additional info:
Missing from the "Utility" screenshots are "InputMethod Switcher" and
"System Monitor" which keep making my panel crash... more on that later.

This bug applies to both gnome-panel and gnome-applets.