Distribution/Version: Ubuntu

Open a window (a gaim conversation for instance) and put it in the center of the
screen. Open a big window (such as an epiphany one). Notice how epiphany will
always go to the top-left corner.

Now, I haven't found any traces of bug reports for this yet, so let me explain
why I think it's a bug, with examples.

1- I want to have my windows centered. I just can't stand having two sides
cornered while the two others have lots of free space on the screen, showing the
desktop.
2- trying to counter this bug, I find myself using epiphany in maximized state
for two seconds, before realizing that I cannot stand maximized windows because,
without being able to see the desktop acting as a "colorful border", the window
simply blends with the taskbars. That's very bad from a visual standpoint I
think, because you get more eyestrain trying to make the difference between 4
levels of bars (taskbar, titlebar, menubar, toolbar, adressbar, and so on).

KDE has an option to "make the new windows appear centered instead of using a
smart placement". However, it would be interesting to just have that as default
IF the default placement cannot fit the window in a free space. Otherwise it
just makes me crazy having to drag every gaim conversation at the center of the
screen.

This is one of the remaining few gripes I have while using gnome: new windows
always appear on the top-left corner, and I have to do unnecessary moving-around
(or eye-stretching).