Easy Peasy Solution
You need to set the appropriate option in the Compiz Place Windows
plugin.
Open CCSM (make sure you have it installed first).
Find the Place Windows plugin:
CSSM
Now, in the options, make sure that smart placement is selected.
Smarty
This option is usually set by default, but sometimes for some reason it
is not. I am not 100% certain as to the cause (still trying to find it).
If you do not have the place windows plugin, make sure to check that you
have any additional compiz plugins installed in the software centre.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1303462
Title:
[Regression] Window titlebars placed behind panel
Status in Compiz:
Fix Released
Status in Compiz 0.9.11 series:
Fix Released
Status in Unity:
Invalid
Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in compiz source package in Trusty:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[Impact]
Some windows that open from within another window such as a Firefox
popup window will be placed with the decorations under the Panel.
Also, some windows will just open with the decoration under the Panel
such as virt-manager. This can cause confusion for the user on how to
move the window and how to close it. This can be very disruptive to a
user's workflow.
[Test case]
1. Install virt-manager.
2. Make sure no other windows are open.
3. Start virt-manager.
virt-manager should start in the top left. With this fix, the
decoration should be visible.
[Regression potential]
None identified.
* Debdiff is found at https://launchpadlibrarian.net/178439518/compiz-
trusty-sru-2.debdiff *
Original description:
Windows with a height of (Display Height - Panel Height) get placed at y=0
(behind the top panel)
which means window titlebars are not reachable without alt-moving the window.
I assume this happens with windows that want to resize themselves if their
height exceeds the display resolution.
Reproducable on my 1366x768 screen with LibreOffice and a Qt 5 desktop
application I'm working on.
TEMPORARY WORKAROUND:
Use the Cntrl+SuperKey+Right or Left Arrow Key
This will resize your currently focused window to occupy the Right (Left)
half of the screen. The Title Bar should now be visible, so you need to drag it
and resize it at your prefered position. This will save the new position in
place of the previously hidden state.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140403-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Apr 6 21:45:41 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-04 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140404)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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