Running a game, but unity launcher and panel obscures view...

**orange2k** · November 17th, 2012

I'm running Max Payne 2, but the problem is that I can't get rid of the annoying unity launcher and the top panel when running the game fullscreen...

Is there a way to turn them off somehow, because I can normally run the game only within gnome-shell environment, but want to run it inside stock Ubuntu?

**anarchticgrimm** · November 17th, 2012

Are launcher and top panel covers the game window or game window seems like an ordinary maximized application like firefox, nautilus etc.? - Also, are you sure your wine configuration has no enabled virtual desktop option?

If none of them above and/or launcher and top panel covers the game window, then it may be a compiz problem. If you're using 12.04, can you play your game fullscreen under Unity 2D?

One more: Any other game does show the same behavior?

**orange2k** · November 17th, 2012

I haven't tried any other games yet (I'm not a passionate gamer) so I don't know. And no, I haven't enabled virtual desktop option in wine. Well then, I'll just have to resort to Unity 2d or gnome-shell, I guess...

**anarchticgrimm** · November 17th, 2012

Additionally, when your game is running, can you reach the top panel? If you can, is there any options for maximizing, minimizing or closing? (if, of course, top panel and launcher are not covering the game)

Or, it's just a compiz bug. =/

**orange2k** · November 17th, 2012

Originally Posted by anarchticgrimm

Additionally, when your game is running, can you reach the top panel? If you can, is there any options for maximizing, minimizing or closing? (if, of course, top panel and launcher are not covering the game)

Or, it's just a compiz bug. =/

No, I can't reach the top panel, I can normally play the game, but the launcher and the panel are bugging me...

I agree, its a compiz issue...