This happens also on 11.10. Happens with terminal, skype, virtual box machines.
Not sure if its related but I noticed this problem when I switched to a new hardware (lenovo t420 and running 16:9 screen resolution) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/49740 Title: Sawfish - Windows disappear from desktop, but continue to run To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/metacity/+bug/49740/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs