"Downloads Complete" dialog box in Firefox 3.0 covers the virtual desktop selector

Bug #244699 reported by audiophyl
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firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
Expired
Undecided
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Bug Description

Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04

firefox:
  Installed: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  Candidate: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
gnome:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:2.20.2.2
  Version table:
     1:2.20.2.2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.3+10ubuntu10
  Candidate: 1:7.3+10ubuntu10
  Version table:
 *** 1:7.3+10ubuntu10 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Whenever a download completes in Mozilla Firefox 3, a notification slides up the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. This obscures the virtual desktop selector, which is more than a minor nuisance.

I am unsure of whether this should be classified as a Firefox 3.0 issue (should be more selective of where it draws the notification), a GNOME issue (should be more restrictive of where it allows things to be drawn), or an X.org issue (shouldn't allow things to 'cover' layers at the top). That's for someone a bit wiser than me to decide!

A more pleasant behavior would be for the notification to be drawn either from the top of the lower menu bar (if one exists), or to be drawn from the base of the Firefox 3.0 window.

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Thomas Roten (tsroten) wrote :

I can reproduce the problem on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

firefox:
  Installed: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  Candidate: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

Changed in firefox-3.0:
status: New → Confirmed
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Thomas Roten (tsroten) wrote :

Here is a screenshot of the virtual desktop switcher and trash can being covered.

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Andrew Fenn (andrewfenn) wrote :

Thank for you reporting this, it's so annoying!

dino99 (9d9)
Changed in firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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