Comment 10 for bug 82504

I'm having the same issue. I can reproduce the behavior every time though. I have a panel with a firefox launcher. I'm also using compiz (so the when I click on a launcher the icon does the zoom and fade out thing) It's easier to reproduce the bug when compiz is enabled.

To reproduce the problem:

> create an auto-hide panel with a firefox launcher
> click on the launcher and exactly when compiz does the icon zoom and fade out thing (or if not using compiz within 250ms) move the cursor to the middle of the screen where firefox will appear.
> If you keep the cursor where on the launcher for more than the compiz animation (i'm guessing around 250ms) and then move the cursor, the panel will always autohide.

This issue is really bothering me. It's basically making the auto-hide capability disappointing at best.