Unity launcher does not honor launcher_hide_mode 0 (never)

[Timo Eskola]

Unity launcher does not honor launcher_hide_mode 0 (never) when maximazing window.

The window will be too wide and partly hidden by the launcher bar.

Sometimes the problem can be fixed with this:
gconftool-2 --type int --set "/apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/launcher_hide_mode" 1
sleep 2
gconftool-2 --type int --set "/apps/compiz-1/plugins/unityshell/screen0/options/launcher_hide_mode" 0

This does not work always.

The problem started after upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10.

The same problems can be seen here:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/64858/how-do-i-always-show-the-launcher-i-e-disable-the-auto-hide-functionality

I have 2 screens:
2 X Screens on vaio:0

    [0] vaio:0.0 (GeForce GT 230M)

    [1] vaio:0.1 (GeForce GT 230M)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic-pae 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] On hakemisto: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 290.03 Mon Oct 17 12:31:16 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc-versio 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Mon Nov 7 18:53:13 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-11-02 17:52:55.165923
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 290.03, 3.0.0-12-generic-pae, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 230M] [10de:0a2a] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Sony Corporation Device [104d:905e]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCCW1S1E
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic-pae root=UUID=a4dcb8cf-fc4c-4c05-849b-281b1c67cf86 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-02 (4 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/28/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R0210Y5
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0210Y5:bd10/28/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCCW1S1E:pvrC603BN4K:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCCW1S1E
dmi.product.version: C603BN4K
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu5
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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