this still happens in unity-compiz (3d enabled) a workaround am using for warcraft 3 is to switch to openGL, placing -opengl at the end of the launcher address, like described in this post:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6648207&postcount=2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/427097 Title: gnome-panel reappears in full screen mode after resolution change with compiz -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
