Comment 4 for bug 304265

Yep, same here on Jaunty. Though I've had this problem since back with 6.04 and not just with VLC. I don't recall the other apps that have this problem, but man is it frustrating. I'm not sure if it is an error on the app's part for not letting the OS manage the dialogue box, or else Ubuntu is not dynamically sizing or scrolling the box to match the user's screen resolution settings. Since apps like Control Panel scroll properly, I'm going to guess it's the fault of VLC and other apps for setting a fixed dialogue box size and not letting Ubuntu manage it.