When I lock the screen, Gmail chat appears at the bottom of the screen just like when it's unlocked. Is it a bug?
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Definitely sounds like a bug.
I would suggest using Empathy for chatting instead of the web interface, because I have no experienced this problem with Empathy (or with the web interface for that matter). You can report the bug against the gnome-screensaver package.
You can also mark it as affecting chromium-browser (optionally), because imo Chromium should not display anything when the screensaver or screenlock is active.
RolandiXor
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Yes. When the screen is locked, users will reasonably assume that potentially private information that might be displayed on the screen will not be displayed until and unless the screen is unlocked. Assuming that this is from the Gmail web-based interface, this is a bug in your web browser (which interprets the Javascript in the Gmail and creates the chat "windowlets" as interface elements). On the other hand, if you are seeing chat windows or tabs from a standalone instant messaging applications like Empathy or Pidgin, then it is a bug in that application.
I recommend reporting this bug.
Eliah Kagan
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