Actually, Chromium started going this too, so it can't be a gnome- terminal bug. My new guess is gnome-panel?
** Package changed: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) => gnome-panel (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1005729 Title: gnome-terminal resizes to max height when mousing over gnome panel Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: What happens: Observe in the attached images, states A and B. A is when I've resized the window to how I want it, and am using it. B is when I move the mouse over the gnome panel tray, and the application resizes without me telling it to. What I expect to happen: Why would the window resize? I didn't ask it to. Ubuntu version: This was noticed in Precise 12.04, amd64, on several installations. Package versions: gnome-terminal 3.4.1.1-0ubuntu1 gnome-panel 1:3.4.1-0ubuntu1 Other info: This is in a gnome classic session: gnome-session --session=gnome-classic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1005729/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp