maximizing gvim window: lower part hides below panel bar

[cj]

Bram Kuijper wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Whenever I maximize a gvim window, the lower part of the gvim window 
> will be hidden below the button bar of my gnome desktop. This is veeery 
> annoying, since you need the lowest line of the gvim window to type your 
> commands. I therefore always need to manually resize the gvim window 
> after maximizing it. This, in contrast to all other gui applications 
> (gnome or KDE), which all nicely respect the position of the gnome 
> desktop button bars on top and below on the desktop.
>
> Is this a bug, or is there any chance to specify the maximal size of a 
> window?
>
> cheers,
> Bram
>
>
>
>   
Does it do this with all your programs? if so, check to see if you have 
your task bar's Hiding option set to "allow other Windows to cover the 
panel". disabling that should help

--cj