maximize then unmaximize of gnome-terminal shrinks window

[Scott Moser]

This sounds a lot like bug 772972, but I'm seeing it in saucy.

If you maximize a gnome-temrinal and then un-maximize it, it will shrink by a full column and row.

 * run 'gnome-terminal'
 * click the maximize button (or keybinding 'maximize')
 * click the unmaximize button (or keybinding 'unmaximize')
 * notice that window has shrunk (if you do it repeatedly you'll end up with a very small window).

This seems to have regressed somewhat recently in saucy for me, but I"m not too sure to be honest.

Related bugs:
 bug 772972: Horizontal/vertical-maximized window shrinks a few pixels when losing focus, upsets gnome-terminal
 bug 1102024: Restoring a maximized Gnome Terminal window with keybinding fails to restore the original geometry
 bug 1228470: Unity causes Motif dialog window shrunk
 bug 1233205: maximize then unmaximize of gnome-terminal shrinks window

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: unity 7.1.1+13.10.20130927.1-0ubuntu1
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Date: Mon Sep 30 10:28:05 2013
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[john ferrier (john-j-ferrier)]

maybe has some connection with https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1228470

[Egmont Koblinger (egmont-gmail)]

It's not just gnome-terminal; xterm, urxvt, pterm (putty) also shrink.

[Scott Moser (smoser)]

$ dpkg-query --show compiz
compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140303-0ubuntu1
$ dpkg-query --show unity
unity 7.1.2+14.04.20140303-0ubuntu1

This seems fix-released with those above versions. Note, that 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140214 has a *huge* changelog

[Scott Moser (smoser)]

it appears this was fixed under bug 1238111.