The first stable release of GNOME Shell is available in Ubuntu 11.10 which I recommend you try. The code has changed significantly since the preview release available in Ubuntu 9.10 or 10.04 so it's very unlikely that any one is interested in trying to fix these old bugs.
** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/451728 Title: Tool tips behind panel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/451728/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs