gimp Toolbox and Layers windows start with title bars obscured by panel

Bug #999603 reported by Paddy Launch
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
compiz (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start Gimp from the Dash

Actual behaviour:

The Toolbox and Layers dialog start with their title bars obscured behind the top panel. It is thus impossible to move them without using Alt + Left Mouse Drag. Also, it is not even possible to see the names of these windows - so a new user has no idea what they are called (unless they use Alt + TAB). Bringing them into focus merely puts "GIMP Image Editor" into the panel title.

Expected behaviour:

The windows start with their title bars visible, so that the novice user is able to (A) see what the windows are called and (B) move them by simple drag and drop, without having to learn a new keyboard shortcut.

Alternatively, the Alt + Left Mouse Drag could be better publicized as the preferred means for moving windows and the title of individual windows could appear in the Unity panel when they are in focus as opposed to simply the name of the application.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.12-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Tue May 15 11:27:35 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Paddy Launch (paddylaunch-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
affects: unity (Ubuntu) → compiz (Ubuntu)
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