Plank dock is not showing an indicator when a certain application is open anymore and when an application that is open is clicked on the dock, a new instance of it is opened
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAMF |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| Plank |
Expired
|
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
| bamf (Ubuntu) |
Expired
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| plank (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Plank version: 0.11.4
Distribution: Ubuntu MATE 18.04
DE: MATE Desktop
Window manager: Marco
Video card: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Plank comes installed with the system by default
When i used Ubuntu MATE 16.04 it didn't happen. I had an indicator that the application i was clicking on was open and when i clicked it, it would be restored if it was minimized and it will be minimized if it was maximized or just being shown on the screen but on this version, even if the application is minimized or maximized, when i click on its icon, first of all, i can't see that
"application open" indicator below its icon anymore(Only below the Plank icon) and second of all, Plank will open a new instance of that same application. I recorded a video showing you what i am talking about. And also, sometimes when i click on the icons on the dock, i won't have that visual feedback, that "little jump" of the icon i click. That's very important as well otherwise, i think nothing happened. That's all. I really like Plank and it is a great application. Thanks for it. Best wishes
| CaioCosta (caiotavaresv39) wrote | #1 |
| quequotion (quequotion) wrote | #2 |
| tags: | added: bionic |
| Changed in bamf: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Changed in plank: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Changed in bamf (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Changed in plank (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in plank: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in bamf: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in plank (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #6 |
| Changed in bamf (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
| ALinuxUser (buntulongername-new) wrote | #7 |
| Borodin Nikolay (monsterovich) wrote | #8 |
| ALinuxUser (buntulongername-new) wrote | #9 |
| kenn (whatnext) wrote | #10 |
| ALinuxUser (buntulongername-new) wrote | #11 |
| kenn (whatnext) wrote | #12 |
| ALinuxUser (buntulongername-new) wrote | #13 |
| kenn (whatnext) wrote | #14 |
This is not actually a bug in Plank, but a problem with BAMF
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BAMF does the matching of the icons to the applications in the background. Sometimes it crashes. When it isn't running, plank can't coordinate the icons to running applications (so they always open a new instance).