Startup applications are drawn under launcher and panel upon startup

[TomasHnyk]

I have Pidgin and Tomboy in Startup applications. They (the buddy list or tomboy window) are sometimes drawn under launcher and panel. It is annoying, if I did not know to use alt+f7, I would not be able to get it out of there.

See attached screenshot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

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CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Nov 25 00:06:07 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
GraphicsCard:
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   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2114]
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UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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[Omer Akram (om26er)]

I think this problem happens when pidgin starts even before unity starts so no window manager is running at the time and pidgin takes the top left corner(I might totally be wrong). What compiz should do in this situation is the question to be answered though. I have seen this sometimes on restarting unity.

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

Yes, it happens more often when logging out and in I think. I also think you are right, but someething should be done as doing nothing is not desirable:-).

[TomasHnyk (sup)]

This happened with Tomboy today, so it is not application specific, updating description.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I'm pretty sure this is a duplicate of bug 861879.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

marked as duplicate then :-)