Java IDE Dialog with Clearance (Intellij on Ubuntu)

Question

I am using Intellij Idea Java IDE. Much (but not all) of the time, buttons on dialog boxes are clipped. I don’t think the problem is specific to Intellij, but this is the tool that I use the most. Most of the tools that do this are Java based. There is a problem with the panel at the bottom of the dialog box.

Does anyone know a solution for this? I would not want to press a button confirming the destruction of something important. Extending the dialog box does not move the panel; it simply resizes the entire dialog box, leaving the buttons still hidden.

I am considering upgrading the JDK from 6 to 7, but am not sure if this will solve the problem.

I am using Ubuntu 13.04.

Answer 1

I was also affected by this issue. Googling drew me to this:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1138517

and by this:

https://answers.launchpad.net/compiz/+question/229711

Following the instructions on the second link to update my Compiz, a bug with incorrect display of windows was fixed. However, I am having another problem when I do CTRL-Q in IDEA to open the Javadoc preview popup. The popup is missing from the main menu and is unusually slow. Do you see the same problem?