Bug 188987

Summary:	Can only minimize fullscreen window once
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Carl <carlvanopstal>
Component:	compositing	Assignee:	Urs Wolfer <uwolfer>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	alecm, uwolfer
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
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Description Carl 2009-04-06 22:57:15 UTC

Version:           4.2.2 (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

Krdc uses up a lot of screen real estate, so I like to maximize the window once the connection has been established. I can then use the 'minimize fullscreen window' to minimize the window to the taskbar. However, after maximizing the window again, I can no longer minimize it! I need to switch to window mode again in order to be able to minimize the window.

Expected behaviour: being able to minimize fullscreen windows every time the 'minimize fullscreen window' icon is clicked.

Comment 1 Urs Wolfer 2009-04-08 21:00:29 UTC

I cannot reproduce.

What do you try to do to minimize it the 2nd time? How do you maximize it again (clicking the item in the taskbar?)?

Comment 2 Carl 2009-04-08 21:21:59 UTC

This is how I use it:
- setup connection (VNC or RDP)
- click 'switch to fullscreen mode' (4 red arrows point outwards on white background)
- do some work on the remote host
- minimize by clicking 'minimize fullscreen window (red cross in lower left corner on white background)
- leave the window in the taskbar
- click on taskbar entry to maximize window again
- do some work on remote host
- try to minimize by clicking 'minimize fullscreen window (red cross in lower left: no dice
- need to click 'switch to window mode' in order to bring window back into its tab. Only now can I minimize the window.

With a flash I thought I'd try something, and indeed: the problem _only_ occurs with Kwin desktop effects enabled! Just happens I have them enabled all the time... ;)

Comment 3 Urs Wolfer 2009-04-08 21:33:17 UTC

I cannot reproduce it even with enabled desktop effects. Anyways, it looks like a KWin issue.

Comment 4 Alec Moskvin 2009-04-10 18:00:40 UTC

I was able to reproduce this on Gentoo with KDE 4.2.1.

After playing around a bit, I found a discrepancy on what happens when windows are minimized with compositing enabled disabled.

I filed Bug 189292 for KWin, which is probably what's causing this problem - KWin seems to be confused on whether KRDC is minimized or not.

Comment 5 Carl 2009-04-10 18:29:52 UTC

Confirmed by me. Behaviour is due to Kwin bug!

Thanks all!

Comment 6 Martin Flöser 2009-04-12 23:23:09 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 189292 ***