Turns out this has already been fixed upstream. Here's the correct bug report.
** Bug watch added: Xfce Bugzilla #13753 https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13753 ** Changed in: xfce4-terminal Remote watch: Xfce Bugzilla #14238 => Xfce Bugzilla #13753 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1751403 Title: geometry no longer matches X(7) spec To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xfce4-terminal/+bug/1751403/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs