Comment 3 for bug 688816

On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Hernando Torque
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> Workaround: start ccsm > "Place Windows" plugin > set "Placement Mode"
> to "Centered".
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/688816
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> Title:
>  Don't create windows over the panel
>
> Status in Unity:
>  Confirmed
> Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: unity
>
> Now that Unity has intellihide, when I open a window the system seems to think that the space over Unity's launcher is free, and opens some windows on it, therefore hiding the launcher.
>
> I don't think this should happen. The launcher should hide if the user moves a window over it, but not without user intervention.
>
>

Launcher plugin should only set the _NET_WM_STRUT property if it is
actually visible, and the strut property should automatically go away
once a window is maximized or another intellihide case is activated.

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Sam Spilsbury