Fluxbox: Windows disappear when minimized

geeman2.0 · 08-09-2005, 03:36 PM

Hey all,

I've been using fluxbox on a gentoo install, and everything was going just fine and dandy.

Then one day I noticed that my windows disappear from the task bar when they're minimized :O!
They're still running, which I can verify using ps. But they no longer appear in the task bar, and I can't find anyway to bring them back into focus.

Any suggestions on how I can fix this?

Thanks in advance.

fouldsy · 08-09-2005, 05:07 PM

Cool. They're not doing something silly like dropping to another workspace are they? Are you still able to see the taskbar (wherever you've got it placed) and does it show anything?

misunderstruck · 08-09-2005, 05:22 PM

Have you tried looking for the minimized windows in the workspace list which can be accessed through the main fluxbox menu (i.e. via right-clicking on the desktop)?

I think you can access the workspace list by middle-clicking on the desktop as well, but I'm not sure (and I have Enlightenment running at the moment, not fluxbox, so I can't check).

geeman2.0 · 08-09-2005, 05:40 PM

They're definitely not disappearing to another workspace.
However it seems that when I middle click on the background, the missing windows are actually in the "icons" group.
Thanks guys.

What is this "icons" group? And how can I stop this from happening?

teckk · 08-09-2005, 08:43 PM

You need to right click the desktop
Fluxbox-menu
Configure
Use Icons

Then you will be able to see your minimized apps.

geeman2.0 · 08-09-2005, 08:51 PM

Sadly I have no such option available in the configure menu

Could this option have been set implicitly when changing to a different fluxbox theme/style?

misunderstruck · 08-10-2005, 12:38 AM

Try right-clicking on the desktop, then choose:

fluxbox menu -->
Configure -->
Toolbar -->
Iconbar Mode -->
All Windows

You could also right-click on the toolbar itself and choose Iconbar Mode --> All Windows.

The "Icons" group is just all iconified (a.k.a. minimized) windows.

geeman2.0 · 08-10-2005, 03:41 PM

Thanks man!
So simple, yet so unintuitive