Screen shots of what I was describing in post #2 of bug report 1017374. Anoter issue is the gnome pannels display themselves on top of the mplayer when mplayer is in full screen mode. I'm now sure this is a gnome-pannel issue rather than an mplayer one.
Image of mplayer with gnome pannels overlaying video when mplayer was put in full screen mode. http://www.nerdvest.com/images/cross-linked/ubuntu/bugs/Screenshot_from_2012-06-29_02_40_40.png ** Attachment added: "screen shot" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/974242/+attachment/3207600/+files/Screenshot_from_2012-06-29_02_40_40.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/974242 Title: Compiz is moving windows against my will To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/974242/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs