Bug #1598099 “Unable to restore minimized programs because of Mi...” : Bugs : Linux Mint

Unable to restore minimized programs because of MintMenu

Bug #1598099 reported by Henry J. Douglas
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Bug Description

This is a tricky issue to describe, but I'll try to write it as detailed as possible.

To reproduce: run any application and leave it minimized. Click on the Mint Menu (Advanced MATE menu), close it (again with mouse, not super key) and then click on a Window List button to restore that minimized application. It will make that button twinkle forever and become unresponsive to Alt + Tab or clicks, although any currently focused window will not be affected whatsoever.

Reproducible? always.

I'm running Linux Mint 18 MATE edition, that was released earlier today. It's a clean install, with all updates and nothing else. The issue is present even before installing to disk, while using the Live USB. In fact, it was present in older versions of Linux Mint MATE.

One workaround is to open and close the MATE menu with the super key and then click on the unresponsive button. It will stop twinkling and restore its functionality. The other one is to run any application (or switch workspaces, as Nilson15 said).

My guess is that it's related to FOCUS. Mint Menu may be stealing focus in an awkward way. When you run something else, it unlocks all affected windows.

I appreciate any guidance on collecting more information on this, if needed.

Tags: mintmenu
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Henry J. Douglas (cyberdoug42-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
summary: - Window List refuses to restore unfocused windows after clicking on Mint
- Menu
+ Unable to restore minimized programs because of MintMenu
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Nilson15 (nilson15) wrote :

I have this issue too. I tested in two computers with a fresh installation.

Another workaround for this problem I found was:

> Add a Workspace Switcher on panel.
> When the issue appears, just click in another workspace and click back to the actual one. Then you can open the frozen minimized window.

description: updated
tags: added: mintmenu
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Tretelrusch (tretelrusch) wrote :

I also have the issue (Mint Mate 18.2), and it is super annoying. Another "workaround" to restore the original functionality is to klick on the "Show Desktop" button, or to minimize any window which is open.

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Walid (walid-yaich) wrote :

I'm running fresh installation, and i really like this distribution.
OS : "Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia 64-bit; MATE 1.18.0".
But, i have the same issue, any news ?

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Walid (walid-yaich) wrote :

I think this bug appear when some programs are open, in my case it's IntelliJ, when i close IntelliJ this issue disappear.

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