Can you still reproduce this issue with the latest version of QEMU / the latest version of gtk?
** Changed in: qemu Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1186935 Title: [1.5] QEMU monitor gets overlapped by GTK menu bar Status in QEMU: Incomplete Bug description: The QEMU minitor gets partially hidden by the menu bar which was introduced in QEMU version 1.5.0. Steps to reproduce: 1. Run `qemu-system-x86_64` 2. Press Ctrl + Alt + 2 (or use the menu bar) 3. Observe that the monitor output is partially shown, without the "compat_monitor0 console" and "QEMU 1.5.0 monitor - type 'help' for more information" lines. Attached is a screenshot of `qemu-system-x86_64` and `qemu-system- x86_64 -display sdl`. Version: 1.5.0 Distribution: Arch Linux 64-bit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1186935/+subscriptions