Version: (using KDE 4.2.1) OS: Linux Installed from: Ubuntu Packages Screenshots: system monitor: http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/adredz/snapshot7.png arora: http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii114/adredz/snapshot8.png I don't know if in Arora's case, the search bar is normal but I think it's too thin that it's hard to see what one types.
Reassigning to ksysguard, as the problem shows there with all styles. Arora is not part of KDE, please file a separate bug report on Arora' bug tracker. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 185854 ***