Yes, I have libvte9 1:0.16.0-0ubuntu4 installed. I hadn't restarted the terminal, and that does seem to fix things. Strange, as switching back and forth between beryl didn't trigger this behaviour. In any case, not a bug, closing.
** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Rejected -- compiz breaks COMPOSITE with gnome-terminal in feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/96714 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs