>Would changing this entry at line 37 >in preferences-skeleton.h be sufficient? > >If so, I will do it... > > >" <group id=\"tools\"" >" style=\"fill:none;fill-opacity:0.75;" No. This is not necessary, as this value affects all tools. I fixed this (a month ago) by <eventcontext id=\"text\"" style=\"fill:black;fill-opacity:1; .... This has been fixed in my builds since then. If it's still broken somewhere, preference-skeleton.h is not the culprit.