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Binary package hint: gnome-panel

Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04

I am using the default "Ambience" theme, just changed the default font
size to 8.5.

The most top and most bottom row of pixels in the default gnome panels
for system menus and window lists are inactive. Bad behaviour:

1. I want to click a window button in the bottom window list.
2. I ram the mouse down to the bottom edge of the screen, the mouse pointer is in the lowest row of pixels on the screen.
3. I click ... nothing happens. The window button is not highlighted as well.
4. I move the mouse pointer a few pixels up until the highlight appears and click ... it works.

The same happens in reverse with the top menus "Application", "Places"
and "System"

The correct behaviour should be that all elements in the panels expand
their activation area to the border of the screen.

It is very annoying and reminds of Windows 2000 :)! It requires needless
accuracy in a very common task.

Strangely, if i use the corners of the screen to access "Applications",
"Shutdown", "Show Desktop" and the "Trashcan", it works fine. I
understand the devs are totally aware of Fitt's law, so i wonder what's
wrong here?

** Affects: compiz-fusion-plugins-main (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Confirmed

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Top menus and window list miss active pixels (Fitt's law)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/638974
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