to temporary fix the issue I usually kill nautilus (killall nautilus) or I disable "show_desktop" option from nautilus preferences in gconf-editor.
this workaround also fix this issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/696421 (look at screenshot) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/693073 Title: Panel and application Menus working but not visible -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs