Minimised icons appearing on the destkop, even though the program isn't minimised in Xubuntu 18.04.1

Submitted by Namy McNameface

Assigned to Eric Koegel

Link to original bug (#15073)

Description

Version: Unspecified

Namy McNameface said:

This happened when I made Xclock visible on all desktops, and always on top. Then both Xclock and another program appeared on the desktop as icons, even though they were not minimised

Namy McNameface said:

And I have icons minimise to the desktop

Namy McNameface said:

And it's not the first time it has happened. But I don't remember what might have caused it last time

Skunnyk @skunnyk said:

Installed xclock, run it, set as "visible on all desktops, and always on top", and set xfdesktop icon type to "minimized application icons". I can't reproduce the problem.

Can you be more specific please ? Maybe a screenshot.

Namy McNameface said:

Well, I don't really know how to reproduce it to be honest. Because the method I used was probably not what caused it. It seems to happen from time to time. Where both the icon and program window is visible. Last time it was with Discord. And I didn't set it to be visible on all desktop or always on top. I'll try to take a screenshot the next time

Namy McNameface uploaded an attachment:

There's only one window of Skype open, yet the icon is still on the Desktop. It happened right after I moved Skype to another destktop. I think by pressing the Skype button on the panel while Skype was open on another desktop. Clicking on the icon just brings Skype back to focus. To fix this, I have to minimise Skype, and when I click on the Icon again, the window appears and the icon disappear like expected

Attachment 8384, "Two Skypes?":

Namy McNameface said:

I don't seem to be able to recreate it, so I'm still not closer to understanding what's causing it. But there's definitely something really wrong here

Namy McNameface said:

I think I figured it out! If I minimise Skype to an icon on one desktop, then I go to another dekstop and press the Skype icon on the Systray 4 on the panel while I'm in that other desktop. Skype's window will appear in that current desktop. Then I go back to the first desktop I minimised Skype to, I see Skype's icon on the desktop (but no window). If I then press the Skype icon on the Systray or desktop, I then have two Skypes

Skunnyk @skunnyk said:

I can reproduce with skypeforlinux and the systray move.

Theo Linkspfeifer said:

Does removing the following condition fix the issue?

https://git.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/tree/src/xfdesktop-window-icon-manager.c#n397

added 5. Minimized Apps View label

Closing as no reply from OP.

The report is still valid though.

closed

reopened

Should be fixed with the window icon manager rewrite included in !126 (merged)

closed

changed milestone to %Xfdesktop 4.19.x