So really what can be done here is that unityshell.cpp can wrap
CompWindow::place (eg by implementing a UnityWindow::place (CompPoint
p) {} function) and that can check if the window overlaps the launcher
area and instead places it just outside the panel.
It is relatively bitesized.
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The launcher would set a soft strut that would encourage initial window
placement outside of the strut, but not be a strict enforcement as in
the panel case.
There is a secondary issue. There should be a sticky spot at the edge of
the panel so you can easily drag a window up next to the panel and
I also noticed that a few windows (such as Chromium on first open) were
positioned such that the Title bar of the unmaximized window was behind
and above the top panel. You might factor a top boundary into this as
well since most people would not know how to move a window like this via
Alt+Click
setting the struts is not the proper solution here. There is nothing in
terms of freedesktop wm spec that covers something like the intellihide
case. Struts effect both maximized windows and placement. We wish only
to restrain initial placement. We should be proposing something along
the lines of
this is something i would have reported if you had not ;)
** Also affects: unity
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
** Changed in: unity
Status: New = Confirmed
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Title:
Don't create windows over the panel
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Workaround: start ccsm Place Windows plugin set Placement Mode
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We need to talk about placement :-)
First, when we open a new window which can easily fit in the space with
the launcher, we should definitely avoid the launcher space. Coming up
underneath the overlay launcher just feels like a mistake.
Second, we should try to find the space we can cover the
