Comment 1 for bug 1031084

I just updated to mate desktop 1.4 from the 1.2 release that was included with linux mint 13, and this was fixed... So it's probably a better idea to issue a small version update...

Mate Desktop Environment wiki - roadmap
http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/roadmap

Mate Desktop Environment - Mate 1.4 release announcement
http://mate-desktop.org/2012/07/30/mate-1-4-released/