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[Bug 1368118] Re: Windows get placed off screen when they are created

 

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Windows get placed off screen when they are created

Status in Unity:
  New
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On multi-monitor setup, as reported by multiple people and including
  me - some (seems randomly selected) windows appear off the screen(s).
  This happens permanently with these selected apps. It seems that Java
  apps are affected the most.

  see these reports:

  http://askubuntu.com/questions/470299/java-windows-open-up-off-screen-multi-monitor-setup-with-ubuntu-14-04
  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12477435/window-appears-off-screen-on-ubuntu
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1833685
  http://superuser.com/questions/53585/how-to-move-windows-that-open-up-offscreen

  the bug is very ancient and several methods to move window back to
  screen exist:

  after gaining focus (either by clicking launchpad icon, or super-tab'ing or whatever)
  - pressing ALT-Tab to get window drop-down menu and selecting "maximize" or "move" helps to fix the issue
  - pressing ALT-F7-ArrowKey also can help by moving window around

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