http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20205
--- Comment #4 from cnbiz850@sohu.com 2009-10-05 09:31:33 --- What I mentioned about a "fix" with winecfg is basically this:
When I can not enlarge the application, I shut down first, then bring up winecfg, select that application in winecfg and unset the "allow window manager to control it", then bring up the application and maximize it, then close it, then in winecfg re-set "allow window manager to control it" for it, then bring up the application, and it stays maximized. That is what I meant a "fix" though it is not really a fix.
However, the above mentioned operation is only effective as a "fix" when I have no "visual effects" under Gnome. It does not fix the problem when I have "visual effects" on, even though unchecking "allow window manager to control it" in winecfg allows me to maximize the application, but when I re-check "allow window manager to control it" the application does not stay maximized. It does not mean that the problem only occurs when "visual effects" is on. When I have no "visual effects" and hit "normalize/maximize" on the application, it goes to about a quarter of the screen and can not be maximized again (unless I do the winecfg thing mentioned about).
So I don't believe that this is purely an issue with compiz. Also keep in mind, no other native Linux application I could notice does it with/without the visual effects.