It turns out that this is the result of a poorly-made default: there is a grab handle at the bottom of the messages pane that, when click- dragged up, will reveal the message box. This confused me for a while as well.
-- Reply button on messages window should make room for the reply typing area https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439541 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs