A submitted a patch upstream that solves this issue. I'm attaching it here in case anyone wants it.
** Patch added: "Patch to make Window List only display tooltips if task name is ellipsized" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/41312026/libwnck_tasklist_tooltip_fix.patch -- tooltips on window list should be changed or removed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/531866 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to libwnck in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs