Action menu background is clear.

Hello,
Someone using one of my applications sent a screenshot of the Actions menu of a Interactive Report. The background of the menu that drops down is clear (no background color) so you can see the report through it. They are using IE.
Has anyone seen this or have any suggestions on how to make the background white? I can't replicate it in FF or IE.
The theme is Builder Blue.
thanks,
Matt

Previously reported: +{thread:id=1095764}+.
No resolution mentioned yet, but switching to another theme may be a possible workaround.

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