Unmaximized windows that use the gtk header bar have a barrier above them preventing them from touching the top panel

[Jo Radcliffe]

Open an application that uses the gtk header bar (such as Nautilus, but not Dolphin) as a normal user and there is a small strip of about 50 pixels above the window that unmaximized windows cannot occupy. This is for Gnome Ubuntu 14.04 x86 64bit. A workaround is to press the windows action key then drag the window (reported successful with the super key or alt key on different systems). Does not affect root user.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Sam (litle-sam)]

I was able to reproduce the same problem as you using ubuntugnome 14.04 and ubuntugnome 14.10

[Nathan Russell (nathanrussell.nrc02)]

I think it may have something to do with the gtk header bar, considering how the problem (at least in my case) applies to Nautilus, the browser previously known as Epiphany, the gnome core application Documents, as well as the gnome core application Photos; these applications all use the gtk header bar.

[Nathan Russell (nathanrussell.nrc02)]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFdllltkd98

[Nathan Russell (nathanrussell.nrc02)]

I've noticed that someone has updated the bug description such that it says Nautilus isn't effected by the bug when it is being run as root, or sudo. I'd just like to point out the reason; the version with root privileges does NOT use the gtk header bar, this further supports the idea that it is in fact that that is causing the problem.

[Nathan Russell (nathanrussell.nrc02)]

another work around: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/08/how-t...ient-side.html

so far as I can tell, it removes the thing that makes the problem to begin with, but it also removes the gtk header bars.

[Nathan Russell (nathanrussell.nrc02)]

The same problem doesnt happen moving header bar windows underneath other windows.

[Nathan Russell (nathanrussell.nrc02)]

This is increasingly curious...

[Nathan Russell (nathanrussell.nrc02)]

fixed since 14.10, i believe?