When I minimize the window the program disapears??

Marlinnhag@aol.com · 04-30-2007, 02:42 PM

I had been using SUSE and just switched to Ubuntu. I am sure this is a stupid question but everytime I minimize a window that is open it just disapears it doesnt show up in my panel or anything It looks like it goes and floats down in the corner but I cant find it... I check to see what the processes that are running are and I can see the programs I minimized but I cant find them to reopen them... Any suggestions?? I am using Ubuntu Edgy Eft.

phantom_cyph · 04-30-2007, 03:10 PM

Can you take a screenshot so we know what you're talking about? Your description is lacking colorful pixels. ;-)

Marlinnhag@aol.com · 04-30-2007, 03:41 PM

Well Im at work right now so I can't really do that. And ontop of that a screen shot wouuld just be a shot of my blank desktop. I literally have the window open and then I hit the minimize button and the window just disapears all together nowhere to be seen. In SUSE when I would minimize there would be a tab down on the panel so I could reopen... Not the case here.

jay73 · 04-30-2007, 06:24 PM

If you click on the taskbar and select "Add to panel", you can select a little app that allows minimizing to the taskbar.

Marlinnhag@aol.com · 04-30-2007, 06:25 PM

Do you know which app that is?

jay73 · 04-30-2007, 08:33 PM

If i remember correctly, it's called Window Selector. It will produce a small button on your taskbar; by clicking on it, you'll get a list of windows to choose from.

Marlinnhag@aol.com · 05-01-2007, 01:53 PM

That did the Trick... Thanks Much!!!

phantom_cyph · 05-01-2007, 04:21 PM

That should have been there by default. Any idea why it wasn't?

Marlinnhag@aol.com · 05-01-2007, 04:25 PM

I think because by default the panel was on top of the screen and I deleted that panel and buit anew one at the bottom and didnt add it..