I tested Xubuntu 14.04 for a couple of days, and there the background of the icons is transparent. So it doesn't covers this much of the screen.
In Xubuntu I installed totem from the original repositories:
sudo apt-get install totem
I'm not sure, but I guess, that this is the same package as in Ubuntu 14.04. If so, then this should have to do with the unity theme, or not?
Maybe, this is a clue!? I hope so.
I tested Xubuntu 14.04 for a couple of days, and there the background of the icons is transparent. So it doesn't covers this much of the screen.
In Xubuntu I installed totem from the original repositories:
sudo apt-get install totem
I'm not sure, but I guess, that this is the same package as in Ubuntu 14.04. If so, then this should have to do with the unity theme, or not?
Maybe, this is a clue!? I hope so.