Terminal keeps reverting to default size during use

[Stephen Rees-Carter]

When using the terminal, if you resize it to something other than the default size (but don't maximize it), then it will randomly revert back to the default size.

It seems to happen randomly without any specific cause.

The only work around is to maximize the terminal, but that isn't often a good solution.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: gnome-terminal 3.6.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 29 09:32:30 2012
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-28 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Jim Redman (jredman)]

The problem seems to be related to multiple tabs. The problem occurs after resize and then show/hide (eg minimize and restore)

Open Terminal->Resize everything works correctly.

Open Terminal->Open Tab terminal will revert to the size it was when you opened the tab regardless of future resizes.

So:

Open Terminal->Resize1->Resize2 (min/restore) terminal will be Resize2

Open Terminal->Resize1->Open Tab->Resize2 terminal will be at Resize1 after min/restore

Open Terminal->Open Tab->Resize terminal will be default initial size after min/restore

[Anders Aagaard (aagaande)]

Dupe of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1040885

[paulfmorillo (paulfmorillo)]

any solution to this?
Ubuntu 15.04 same problem it is annoying