Public bug reported: When using a stacked monitor configuration (laptop on the bottom, external monitor located above), compiz/Unity will sometimes place gnome-terminal above the top of the first monitor. The window is resized to about 80x3 (characters), and the menu bar is hidden behind the fixed panel that holds the indicator-* applets. Moving the window around doesn't always fix the problem, because as soon as I go to the Terminal menu to resize the window to 80x24, it returns to its original position. The easiest fix is to move the gnome-terminal window to the top monitor, and far enough that the 80x24 window won't span the monitors. Then, have the terminal resize itself to the appropriate size.
I'll follow up with more specific instructions and some screenshots/photos of my monitor setup. This bug turned out to be trickier to reproduce on-command than I expected. After a fresh boot, the terminal windows were consistently placed on the lower monitor. It may be that this only occurs after I've disconnected/reconnected the external monitor a few times. This is a relatively low priority with respect to my ability to use the system, but since Unity is so smooth and consistent in so many respects, having a 5-second fight with the window manager a few times a day stands out. :-) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: unity 3.8.16-0ubuntu1~natty1 Uname: Linux 2.6.39-02063904-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,gnomecompat,snap,vpswitch,grid,place,imgpng,regex,resize,session,move,mousepoll,unitymtgrabhandles,wall,animation,expo,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,ring,scale,unityshell] Date: Thu Sep 1 09:21:58 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838857 Title: Unity window manager places Gnome Terminal in odd places on vertical monitor arrangement To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/838857/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs