Go back and edit the widget u made. Go to theme and there are options to change colors of the icons,labels,background,bottom color, etc..then click applyHow did you edit the widget background and colors? Mine is stuck with a grey background...
Hey, I got my transparent notification window after learning how to edit services.jar. Check out this link, maybe it will solve your text color issue.
[HOW TO] Make the Notification Bar Transparent - Android @ MoDaCo
Good luck!