Steam client doesn't allow for a height less than 600px

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1319 · opened 2013-02-06 by jarreboum · updated 2019-12-08 · 5 comments · github

Jjarreboum 2013-02-06 github

This is particularly problematic on screens which resolution is 1024x600: taking into account the surface needed by the panels (1 panel 32px in Ubuntu and Gnome3, 2x32px for gnome2, etc.) makes an available height of less than 600px.

MMrSchism 2013-02-06 github

Please include your system information as requested at https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#reporting-issues

Are you referring to heights less than 600 in game or the client itself? My screen resolution is 1024x600 (gotta love netbooks) and it utilizes only available screen area.

Qquaec 2013-02-06 github

I have the same problem on my netbook. The steam window is just a few pixels too high. You can see it in the lower right corner at the avatar which is cut off.

You can see it also well when steam is downloading something, because the progress bar is right at the edge of the screen.

steam_netbook_1024x600

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    Speed: 1599 Mhz
    2 logical processors
    1 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Supported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Supported
    SSE4a:  Unsupported
    SSE41:  Unsupported
    SSE42:  Unsupported

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Operating System Version:
    Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (32 bit)
    Kernel Name:  Linux
    Kernel Version:  3.2.0-36-generic-pae
    X Server vendor:  The X.Org Foundation
    X Server release:  11103000

Video Card:
    Driver:  Intel Open Source Technology Center Mesa DRI Intel(R) 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2

    Driver Version:  1.4 Mesa 9.0
    Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
    VendorID:  0x8086
    DeviceID:  0x27ae
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
    Primary Display Resolution:  1024 x 600
    Desktop Resolution: 1024 x 600
    Primary Display Size: 8,66" x 5,08"  (10,04" diag)
                                            22,0cm x 12,9cm  (25,5cm diag)
    Primary VRAM Not Detected

Sound card:
    Audio device: Realtek ALC1200

Memory:
    RAM:  2003 Mb

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    Microphone:  Not set
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Jjarreboum 2013-02-06 github

Yes I meant the client. My desktop and screen native resolution is 1024x600 but because of the panel I really only have 568 pixel available in height. In the following screen you can see that the uper panel goes over the Steam client.

Capture du 2013-02-06 22:22:02

I didn't post my system specs because I thought they were not relevant to this specific bug: the 600px lower limit in on the client no matter what computer or Linux distribution you are using. Hence my mentions of gnome 2, 3, Unity, etc.

MMrSchism 2013-02-07 github

Update: It finally started happening on my end with xfwm4.

Eeiglow 2019-12-08 github

Still happens, at least on KDE Plasma from my testing.

Nothing extracted yet.